Definitions for uglyˈʌg li

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ug•lyˈʌg li(adj.)-li•er, -li•est.

  1. very unattractive or displeasing in appearance.

  2. disagreeable:

    ugly weather.

  3. morally revolting:

    an ugly crime.

  4. threatening trouble or danger:

    an ugly wound.

  5. hostile; quarrelsome:

    an ugly mood.

Origin of ugly:

1200–50; ME ugly, uglike < ON uggligr fearful, dreadful

ug′li•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ugly(adj)

    displeasing to the senses

    "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"

  2. surly, ugly(adj)

    inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

    "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"

  3. despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched(adj)

    morally reprehensible

    "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"

  4. atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly(adj)

    provoking horror

    "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. ugly(adjective)ˈʌg li

    ≠ beautiful

    an ugly concrete building; She thinks he's ugly.

  2. uglyˈʌg li

    (of behavior or a situation) unpleasant, unkind, and sometimes violent

    his ugly, racist remarks; Then the situation turned ugly.; the ugliness of the design; We were appalled at the ugliness we saw at the rally.

Wiktionary

  1. ugly(Noun)

    ugliness

  2. ugly(Adjective)

    Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.

  3. ugly(Adjective)

    Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.

  4. ugly(Adjective)

    Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.

    He played an ugly trick on us.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ugly(u)

    offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed

  2. Ugly(u)

    ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly

  3. Ugly(u)

    unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer

  4. Ugly(noun)

    a shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet

  5. Ugly(verb)

    to make ugly


Translations for ugly

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ugly(adjective)

unpleasant to look at

She is rather an ugly young woman.

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