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- [uhg-lee]
- /ˈʌg li/
- /ˈʌɡli/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhg-lee]
- /ˈʌg li/
Definitions of ugly word
- adjective ugly very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance. 1
- adjective ugly disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: ugly tricks; ugly discords. 1
- adjective ugly morally revolting: ugly crime. 1
- adjective ugly threatening trouble or danger: ugly symptoms. 1
- adjective ugly mean; hostile; quarrelsome: an ugly mood; an ugly frame of mind. 1
- adjective ugly (especially of natural phenomena) unpleasant or dangerous: ugly weather; an ugly sea. 1
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Origin of ugly
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English ugly, uglike < Old Norse uggligr fearful, dreadful, equivalent to ugg(r) fear + -ligr -ly
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Parts of speech for Ugly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ugly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ugly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ugly
adj ugly
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- boorish — Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
- broody — You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way.
- chapfallen — dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
- churlish — Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
noun ugly
- crone — A crone is an ugly old woman.
adjective ugly
- base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- charmless — If you say that something or someone is charmless, you mean that they are unattractive or uninteresting.
- comminatory — Threatening, punitive, or vengeful.
- detonative — (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
- disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.
Antonyms for ugly
adj ugly
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a-ok — in perfect working order; excellent
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- admirable — An admirable quality or action is one that deserves to be praised and admired.
- aesthetic — Aesthetic is used to talk about beauty or art, and people's appreciation of beautiful things.
adjective ugly
- beauteous — Beauteous means the same as beautiful.
- centrefold — A centrefold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- engaging — Charming and attractive.
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
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