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Meaning of 'ugly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ugly [ n.]
- A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet.
2 . Ugly [ superl.]
- Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.
- Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
- Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.
3 . Ugly [ v. t.]
- To make ugly.

Meaning of 'ugly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ugly [ a]
Meaning (1):
- displeasing to the senses
Example in sentence:
  • an ugly face;
  • ugly furniture
2 . ugly [ s]
Meaning (2):
- provoking horror
Example in sentence:
  • a frightful crime of decapitation;
  • an alarming, even horrifying, picture;
  • an atrocious automobile accident;
  • an ugly wound;
  • war is beyond all words horrible
Meaning (3):
- morally reprehensible
Example in sentence:
  • a slimy little liar;
  • the vile development of slavery appalled them;
  • ugly crimes;
  • would do something as despicable as murder
Meaning (4):
- inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
Example in sentence:
  • a surly waiter;
  • an ugly frame of mind

Nearby Words:

uglesome uglify uglily ugliness

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