ugsome

ug·some

(ŭg′səm)

adj.

Disgusting; loathsome.

[Middle English : uggen, to fear (from Old Norse ugga, from uggr, fear) + -some, characterized by; see -some¹.]

ug′some·ness n.

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ugsome

(ˈʌɡsəm)

adj

Scot loathsome; horrible

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ug•some

(ˈʌg səm)

adj.

horrid; loathsome.

[1350–1400; Middle English, =ugg(en) to fear, cause loathing + -some -some¹]

ug′some•ness, n.

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He flicked his tail and blinked his ee, syne bared his ugsome teeth at me."

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Mackay Brown speaks of the sea with reverence and is acutely attuned to all kinds of significancies including the darkness of Sandy Loch near Rackwick which he found "ugsome" , even in summer.

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