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ugly

[uhg-lee]

adjective

uglier, ugliest 
  1. very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.

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  2. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable.

    ugly tricks;

    ugly discords.

  3. morally revolting.

    ugly crime.

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  4. threatening trouble or danger.

    ugly symptoms.

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  5. mean; hostile; quarrelsome.

    an ugly mood;

    an ugly frame of mind.

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  6. (especially of natural phenomena) unpleasant or dangerous.

    ugly weather;

    an ugly sea.

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ugly

/ ˈʌɡɪ /

adjective

  1. of unpleasant or unsightly appearance

  2. repulsive, objectionable, or displeasing in any way

    war is ugly

  3. ominous or menacing

    an ugly situation

  4. bad-tempered, angry, or sullen

    an ugly mood

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • uglily adverb
  • ugliness noun
  • superugly adjective
  • ˈܲ adverb
  • ˈܲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ugly1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English ugly, uglike, from Old Norse uggligr “fearful, dreadful,” equivalent to ugg(r) “fear” + -ligr -ly
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ugly1

C13: from Old Norse uggligr dreadful, from ugga fear
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idioms beginning with ugly, also see rear its ugly head.
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Example Sentences

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It's something worse: good old-fashioned 20th-century fascism, as dirty and ugly as it ever was.

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Real life, in short, rears its ugly head.

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That’s why this overheated invasion looks so ugly and feels so personal.

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An ugly night of vandalism, burglaries and clashes in downtown Los Angeles left city officials struggling to get the upper hand after three days of scattered unrest over immigration raids.

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Whitehall insiders have told the BBC they expect it will be "ugly".

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