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- Dictionaryugly/ˈʌɡli/
adjective
- 1. unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance: "people in school always told me I was ugly" Similar Opposite
- 2. involving or likely to involve violence or other unpleasantness: "the mood in the room turned ugly" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of UGLY is offensive to the sight : hideous. How to use ugly in a sentence.
unpleasant to look at; not attractive: I think a lot of modern architecture is very ugly. Yesterday I saw the ugliest baby I've ever seen in my life. I feel really fat and ugly today. He was a really unpleasant man and as ugly as sin (= very ugly). Synonyms.
very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance. Synonyms: uncomely, homely, unlovely, unsightly, hard-featured, ill-favored. Antonyms: beautiful. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: ugly tricks; ugly discords. morally revolting: ugly crime.
Synonyms for UGLY: hideous, grotesque, unpleasing, disgusting, unattractive, awful, monstrous, horrible; Antonyms of UGLY: beautiful, attractive, pretty, handsome, gorgeous, cute, lovely, aesthetic.
1. Displeasing to the eye; unsightly. 2. a. Repulsive or offensive; objectionable: an ugly remark. b. Chiefly Southern US Rude: Don't be ugly with me. c. New England Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses. 3. Morally reprehensible; bad. 4. Threatening or ominous: ugly black clouds. 5. a.
Jul 10, 2024 · Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. Displeasing to the ear or some other sense. Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality . He played an ugly trick on us. ( Southern US) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome. an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
(of an event, a situation, etc.) unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence. an ugly incident/scene. There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued. A fight started and things got pretty ugly. the latest cinematic effort to lay bare the ugly truth about Hollywood. the ugly realities of war.
If you say that someone or something is ugly, you mean that they are very unattractive and unpleasant to look at. ...an ugly little hat. She makes me feel dowdy and ugly.
very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance. Synonyms: uncomely, homely, unlovely, unsightly, hard-featured, ill-favored. Antonyms: beautiful. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: ugly tricks; ugly discords. morally revolting: ugly crime.
unpleasant to look at: an ugly city. Fewer examples. It hurt my feelings when he said I was ugly. "He's really ugly." "No he isn't!" The witch was an ugly woman with a crooked nose. I look really ugly in that photo. He told the children the story of the ugly duckling.
