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Ugly

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Adjective

1. ugly

displeasing to the senses

Example Sentences:
'an ugly face'
'ugly furniture'

2. surly, ugly

inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

Example Sentences:
'a surly waiter'
'an ugly frame of mind'

3. despicable, slimy, ugly, unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched

morally reprehensible

Example Sentences:
'would do something as despicable as murder'
'ugly crimes'
'the vile development of slavery appalled them'
'a slimy little liar'

4. atrocious, frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly

provoking horror

Example Sentences:
'an atrocious automobile accident'
'a frightful crime of decapitation'
'an alarming, even horrifying, picture'
'war is beyond all words horrible'
'an ugly wound'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Ugly

see synonyms of ugly
adjective -lier or -liest
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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Ugly

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈuglier or ˈugliest
1. 
unpleasing to look at; aesthetically offensive or unattractive; unsightly
2. 
bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.
an ugly lie, habit, etc.
3. 
threatening; ominous
ugly storm clouds
4.  Informal
ill-tempered; cross
an ugly mood
nounWord forms: plural ˈuglies
5.  Informal
an ugly person or thing

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Ugly

see synonyms of ugly
adj. ug·li·er, ug·li·est
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. Likely to cause embarrassment or trouble: "Public opinion in both nations could take an ugly turn" (George R. Packard).
b. Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable: an ugly temper; an ugly scene.
n. pl. ug·lies
Informal
One that is ugly.

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