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ugly
noun
verb
adjective
Ugliness.
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/ˈʌɡli/ /ˈʌɡli/ /ˈʌɡli/
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noun
Ugliness.
An ugly person or thing.
A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.
verb
To make ugly (sometimes with up).
adjective
Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.
Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
“He played an ugly trick on us.”
Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
“an ugly temper; to feel ugly”
Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
“With all this competition, expect things to get ugly.”
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He played an ugly trick on us.
an ugly temper; to feel ugly
With all this competition, expect things to get ugly.
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