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- Dictionaryugly/ˈʌɡli/
adjective
- 1. unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance: "people in school always told me I was ugly" Similar Opposite
- 2. involving or likely to involve violence or other unpleasantness: "the mood in the room turned ugly" Similar Opposite
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UGLY definition: 1. unpleasant to look at; not attractive: 2. unpleasant and threatening or violent: 3. unpleasant…. Learn more.
- English (US)
UGLY meaning: 1. unpleasant to look at; not attractive: 2....
- Znaczenie Ugly, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ugly definicja: 1. unpleasant to look at; not attractive: 2....
- Ugly: Arabic Translation
UGLY translate: قَبيح / بَشِع. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Ugly: Russian Translation
UGLY translate: уродливый , скверный, безобразный . Learn...
- Ugly: Italian Translation
ugly translate: brutto, brutto, minaccioso. Learn more in...
- Ugly: Catalan Translation
ugly translate: lleig. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Ugly: Japanese Translation
UGLY translate: みにくい, 醜（みにく）い, 不快（ふかい）な. Learn more in the...
- Ugly Spanish Translation
UGLY translate: feo, feo/a [masculine-feminine, singular],...
- English (US)
1. a. : offensive to the sight : hideous. b. : offensive or unpleasant to any sense. 2. : morally offensive or objectionable. corruption—the ugliest stain of all. 3. a. : likely to cause inconvenience or discomfort. the ugly truth. b. : surly, quarrelsome. an ugly disposition. 4. : frightful, dire. uglily.
very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance. Synonyms: uncomely, homely, unlovely, unsightly, hard-featured, ill-favored. Antonyms: beautiful. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: ugly tricks; ugly discords. morally revolting: ugly crime.
Anything that looks or feels quite unpleasant is ugly. The adjective ugly can describe the way something or someone looks, but it can also describe behavior or actions — the ugly scene your little brother made at the toy store when he didn't get what he wanted or the ugly breakup of a friendship.
If you refer to an event or situation as ugly, you mean that it is very unpleasant, usually because it involves violent or aggressive behaviour. There have been some ugly scenes. The confrontation turned ugly.
(of an event, a situation, etc.) unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence. an ugly incident/scene. There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued. A fight started and things got pretty ugly. the latest cinematic effort to lay bare the ugly truth about Hollywood. the ugly realities of war.
very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance. Synonyms: uncomely, homely, unlovely, unsightly, hard-featured, ill-favored. Antonyms: beautiful. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: ugly tricks; ugly discords.
