ugly

/ˈʌɡli/

noun

  1. 1

    Ugliness.

  2. 2

    An ugly person or thing.

  3. 3

    A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.

verb

  1. 1

    To make ugly (sometimes with up).

adjective

  1. 1

    Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.

  2. 2

    Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.

  3. 3

    Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.

    He played an ugly trick on us.
  4. 4

    Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.

    an ugly temper; to feel ugly
  5. 5

    Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.

    With all this competition, expect things to get ugly.

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