Definitions for uglyˈʌg li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ug•lyˈʌg li(adj.)-li•er, -li•est.
very unattractive or displeasing in appearance.
disagreeable:
ugly weather.
morally revolting:
an ugly crime.
threatening trouble or danger:
an ugly wound.
hostile; quarrelsome:
an ugly mood.
Origin of ugly:
1200–50; ME ugly, uglike < ON uggligr fearful, dreadful
ug′li•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ugly(adj)
displeasing to the senses
"an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"
surly, ugly(adj)
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
"a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"
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"
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
ugly(adjective)ˈʌg li
≠ beautiful
an ugly concrete building; She thinks he's ugly.
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
ugly(Noun)
ugliness
ugly(Adjective)
Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.
ugly(Adjective)
Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
ugly(Adjective)
Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
He played an ugly trick on us.
Webster Dictionary
Ugly(u)
offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed
Ugly(u)
ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly
Ugly(u)
unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer
Ugly(noun)
a shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet
Ugly(verb)
to make ugly
Translations for ugly
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- lelikAfrikaans

- قَبيح، بَشٍعArabic

- грозенBulgarian

- feioPortuguese (BR)

- ošklivýCzech

- häßlichGerman

- grimDanish

- άσχημοςGreek

- feoSpanish

- inetuEstonian

- زشتFarsi

- rumaFinnish

- laidFrench

- מכוערHebrew

- कुरूपHindi

- ružanCroatian

- csúnyaHungarian

- jelekIndonesian

- ljóturIcelandic

- bruttoItalian

- 醜いJapanese

- 보기 흉한Korean

- bjaurusLithuanian

- neglītsLatvian

- hodohMalay

- lelijkDutch

- stygg, hesligNorwegian

- brzydkiPolish

- زشتPersian

- بدرنګه، بدبڼى، بدورګه: ناوړه ، بد، رټلى، بدرګه، بداخلاق، جنګيره ، جګړاوو: بىخونده ، نامنلى: خطرناك،ويروونكى، ډاروونكىPashto

- feioPortuguese

- urâtRomanian

- уродливыйRussian

- škaredýSlovak

- grdSlovenian

- ružanSerbian

- fulSwedish

- น่าเกลียดThai

- çirkinTurkish

- 醜陋的Chinese (Trad.)

- неприємний, гидкийUkrainian

- بد صورتUrdu

- xấu xíVietnamese

- 丑陋的Chinese (Simp.)

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