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English adjective: ugly | |||
| 1. | ugly displeasing to the senses | ||
| Samples | An ugly face. Ugly furniture. | ||
| Similar | disfigured, evil-looking, fugly, grotesque, hideous, ill-favored, ill-favoured, monstrous, repulsive, scrofulous, unlovely, unpicturesque, unsightly | ||
| See also | awkward, displeasing, unattractive | ||
| Attribute | beauty | ||
| Antonyms | beautiful | ||
| 2. | ugly inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace | ||
| Samples | A surly waiter. An ugly frame of mind. | ||
| Synonyms | surly | ||
| Similar | ill-natured | ||
| Antonyms | good-natured | ||
| 3. | ugly morally reprehensible | ||
| Samples | Would do something as despicable as murder. Ugly crimes. The vile development of slavery appalled them. A slimy little liar. | ||
| Synonyms | despicable, slimy, unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched | ||
| Similar | evil | ||
| Antonyms | good | ||
| 4. | ugly provoking horror | ||
| Samples | 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, horrible, horrifying | ||
| Similar | alarming | ||
| Antonyms | unalarming | ||
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