ugly meaning
UK /ˈʌɡli/ US /ˈʌɡli/ 2 syllables
ugly (adjective): displeasing to the senses.
ugly has 4 meanings in this dictionary.
ugly as an adjective
- displeasing to the senses
- an ugly face
- ugly furniture
Opposite: beautiful
Similar: disfigured, evil-looking, fugly, grotesque, hideous, ill-favored, scrofulous, unlovely, unsightly
Related forms: ugliness
- inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
- a surly waiter
- an ugly frame of mind
Synonyms: surly
Similar: ill-natured
- morally reprehensible
- would do something as despicable as murder
- ugly crimes
- the vile development of slavery appalled them
- a slimy little liar
Synonyms: despicable, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched
Similar: evil
Related forms: ugliness
- provoking horror
- an atrocious automobile accident
- a frightful crime of decapitation
- an alarming, even horrifying, picture
- war is beyond all words horrible
- an ugly wound
Synonyms: atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible
Similar: alarming
How to pronounce ugly
ugly is pronounced /ˈʌɡli/ in British English and /ˈʌɡli/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with UG · words ending in LY · 4-letter words
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