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ug·ly
(ŭg′lē)adj. ug·li·er, ug·li·est
1. Displeasing to the eye; unsightly.
2.
a. Repulsive or offensive; objectionable: an ugly remark.
b. Chiefly Southern US Rude: Don't be ugly with me.
c. New England Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses.
3. Morally reprehensible; bad.
4. Threatening or ominous: ugly black clouds.
5.
a. Likely to cause embarrassment or trouble: "Public opinion in both nations could take an ugly turn" (George R. Packard).
b. Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable: an ugly temper; an ugly scene.
n. pl. ug·lies Informal
One that is ugly.
[Middle English, frightful, repulsive, from Old Norse uggligr, from uggr, fear.]
ug′li·ly adv.
ug′li·ness n.
Synonyms: ugly, grotesque, hideous, ill-favored, unsightly
These adjectives mean offensive to the sense of sight: ugly furniture; a grotesque monster; a hideous scar; an ill-favored countenance; an unsightly billboard.
These adjectives mean offensive to the sense of sight: ugly furniture; a grotesque monster; a hideous scar; an ill-favored countenance; an unsightly billboard.
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ugly
(ˈʌɡlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. of unpleasant or unsightly appearance
2. repulsive, objectionable, or displeasing in any way: war is ugly.
3. ominous or menacing: an ugly situation.
4. bad-tempered, angry, or sullen: an ugly mood.
[C13: from Old Norse uggligr dreadful, from ugga fear]
ˈuglily adv
ˈugliness n
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ug•ly
(ˈʌg 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.
[1200–50; Middle English ugly, uglike < Old Norse uggligr fearful, dreadful]
ug′li•ly, adv.
ug′li•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ugly - displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture" unattractive - lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions" awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" displeasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" |
2. | ugly - inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | |
3. | ugly - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar" evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" | |
4. | ugly - 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" alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
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ugly
adjective
1. unattractive, homely (chiefly U.S.), plain, unsightly, unlovely, unprepossessing, not much to look at, no oil painting (informal), ill-favoured, hard-featured, hard-favoured She makes me feel dowdy and ugly.
unattractive pretty, beautiful, attractive, lovely, handsome, good-looking, gorgeous, cute
unattractive pretty, beautiful, attractive, lovely, handsome, good-looking, gorgeous, cute
2. unpleasant, shocking, terrible, offensive, nasty, disgusting, revolting, obscene, hideous, monstrous, vile, distasteful, horrid, repulsive, frightful, objectionable, disagreeable, repugnant an ugly scene
unpleasant pleasant, agreeable
unpleasant pleasant, agreeable
3. bad-tempered, nasty, sullen, surly, threatening, dangerous, angry, forbidding, menacing, sinister, ominous, malevolent, spiteful, baleful, bodeful He's in an ugly mood today.
bad-tempered friendly, peaceful, good-humoured, good-natured
bad-tempered friendly, peaceful, good-humoured, good-natured
Quotations
"Ugliness is superior to beauty, because ugliness lasts" [Serge Gainsbourg]
"Ugliness is superior to beauty, because ugliness lasts" [Serge Gainsbourg]
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ugly
adjective1. Extremely displeasing to the eye:
Idiom: ugly as sin.
2. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:
3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:
4. Having or showing a bad temper:
bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, waspish.
Idiom: out of sorts.
Informal. An unsightly object:
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Translations
رَديءقَبِيحقَبيح، بَشٍع
ošklivýhrozivý
grimubehagelig
ruma
ružan
csúnya
burukjelek
ljóturuggvænlegur
醜い
못생긴
bīstamsdraudīgsneglītsnejauks
škaredý
grd
ful
น่าเกลียด
xấu xí
ugly
[ˈʌglɪ]A. ADJ (uglier (compar) (ugliest (superl)))
1. (= not pretty) [appearance, person] → feo
to be as ugly as sin → ser feísimo, ser más feo que Picio
to be as ugly as sin → ser feísimo, ser más feo que Picio
2. (fig) (= unpleasant) → desagradable; [mood] → peligroso, violento; [situation, wound] → peligroso; [rumour etc] → nada grato, inquietante; [custom, vice etc] → feo, repugnante
an ugly customer → un tipo de cuidado
to grow or turn ugly → ponerse violento, amenazar violencia
an ugly customer → un tipo de cuidado
to grow or turn ugly → ponerse violento, amenazar violencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ugly
[ˈʌgli] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ugly
adj (+er)
(= unpleasant, nasty) → übel; news, wound → schlimm, übel; rumour, scenes, crime, clouds → hässlich; crime → übel, gemein; vice → hässlich, übel; situation, sky → bedrohlich; an ugly customer → ein übler Kunde; to cut up or grow or turn ugly (inf) → gemein or fies (inf) → werden; censorship is an ugly word these days → Zensur ist heutzutage ein hässliches Wort
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ugly
[ˈʌglɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))b. (nasty, situation, incident) → brutto/a; (rumour) → inquietante; (mood, look) → minaccioso/a; (crime, sight) → ripugnante; (vice) → osceno/a
an ugly customer (fam) → un brutto tipo
an ugly customer (fam) → un brutto tipo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ugly
(ˈagli) adjective1. unpleasant to look at. She is rather an ugly young woman.
2. unpleasant, nasty or dangerous. ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.
ˈugliness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ugly
→ قَبِيح ošklivý grim hässlich άσχημος feo ruma moche ružan brutto 醜い 못생긴 lelijk stygg brzydki feio уродливый ful น่าเกลียด çirkin xấu xí 丑陋的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ugly
a. feo-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
ugly
adj feoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.