Ugly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʌɡlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word ugly
Brit.  |ˈʌɡlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word ugly

adjective

- inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace (syn: surly)
an ugly frame of mind
- morally reprehensible (syn: despicable, slimy, unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched)
ugly crimes
- provoking horror (syn: atrocious, frightful, horrible, horrifying)
an ugly wound

Extra examples

They avoided what could have been an ugly situation.

He has an ugly disposition.

With an ugly word upon his lips, he sprang from his seat.

It was an ugly night, but the heavy rain hadn't started yet.

Nick's dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly).

There were ugly scenes as rival gangs started attacking each other.

Jealousy is an ugly emotion.

...when it was brand-new, the Eiffel Tower was considered as ugly an erection as Europe had ever seen...

...they watched their teenage daughter, once something of an ugly duckling, blossom into quite an eyeful...

...the larva looked ugly, but it was destined to hatch into a beautiful butterfly...

...the once-lovely landscape had been profaned by ugly factories...

If you're not careful, the evil magician will change you back into the ugly creature that you used to be.

I'm not with these new fashions, I find them ugly.

It was not a sympathetic house and the furnishing and pictures were ugly.

The prince was transformed into an ugly animal.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: uglier
superlative: ugliest
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