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U0004200 (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.

ugly

(ˈʌɡlɪ) adj, -lier or -liest1. of unpleasant or unsightly appearance2. 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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(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.

Thesaurus

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 qualitiesbeautiful - 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"surlyill-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"despicable, vile, worthless, slimy, unworthy, wretchedevil - 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"frightful, horrible, horrifying, atrociousalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

ugly

adjective1. 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, cute2. unpleasant, shocking, terrible, offensive, nasty, disgusting, revolting, obscene, hideous, monstrous, vile, distasteful, horrid, repulsive, frightful, objectionable, disagreeable, repugnant an ugly scene
unpleasant pleasant, agreeable3. 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-naturedQuotations
"Ugliness is superior to beauty, because ugliness lasts" [Serge Gainsbourg]

ugly

adjective1. Extremely displeasing to the eye:hideous, ill-favored, unsightly.Idiom: ugly as sin.2. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:atrocious, disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, unwholesome, vile.3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, wild.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.Informal: crabby, mean.Idiom: out of sorts.nounInformal. An unsightly object:mess, monstrosity, ugliness.Informal: fright, sight.

Translations

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ugly

(ˈagli) adjective1. unpleasant to look at. She is rather an ugly young woman.丑陋的2. unpleasant, nasty or dangerous. ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood. 可怕的，有敌意的 ˈugliness noun丑陋

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butt ugly

slang Thoroughly unattractive. Kids can be so cruel—just last week one of my students called another one butt ugly!See also: butt, ugly

ugly duckling

A person or thing once considered unattractive or unlikely to succeed that becomes beautiful or successful in time. The phrase refers to Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of an ugly duckling that grows up to be a beautiful swan. The phrase can apply to physical appearance or to the level of success of something. I thought that fledgling company would dissolve in months. No one foresaw that it was just an ugly duckling and would have great success. Mary went unnoticed in high school but she's gorgeous now—a real ugly duckling!See also: duckling, ugly

be (as) ugly as sin

To be extremely visually displeasing or unattractive. I wouldn't buy that painting, it's ugly as sin. I heard the date didn't go well and that the guy was as ugly as sin.See also: sin, ugly

raise its (ugly) head

Of a difficult, unpleasant problem, to present itself and force people to deal with it. Fundamentalist extremism has been raising its head all around the world over the last couple years. I can't believe tax day is already raising its ugly head again.See also: head, raise

rear its (ugly) head

Of a difficult, unpleasant problem, to present itself and force people to deal with it. Fundamentalist extremism has been rearing its head all around the world over the last couple years. I can't believe tax day is already rearing its ugly head again.See also: head, rear

win ugly

To achieve victory after putting in a lot of effort and unglamorous technique and enduring many hardships or overcoming many obstacles. (As opposed to winning with ease, grace, or style.) After falling behind by 12 points early on, the heavyweight grappler had to claw his way back to a last-second victory. "I won ugly, but a win is a win," he said after the match.See also: ugly, win

(as) miserable as sin

Extremely unhappy, depressed, or wretched. Everyone just stood around looking miserable as sin during the ceremony. I felt as miserable as sin because of the breakup, but I was going to be best man at my brother's wedding, so I had to pick myself up and dust myself off.See also: miserable, sin

(as) ugly as sin

Extremely visually displeasing or unattractive. This old car is all beat up and ugly as sin, but it's still going strong after all these years. I'm sure I looked as ugly as sin by that point, with my makeup smeared all over the place and my hair a total mess.See also: sin, ugly

ugly customer

An especially mean, dangerous, or malicious person. I wouldn't go messing with that dude—he's one ugly customer. There are some ugly customers in this part of town, so watch your back.See also: customer, ugly

coyote ugly

Extremely ugly, especially of a sexual partner. A: "I'm sure that coyote ugly chick would go out with a loser like you." B: "Ha ha, very funny."See also: coyote, ugly

pug-ugly

slang Extremely unattractive. Jennifer's new boyfriend is pug-ugly—what on earth does she see in him? This old car of mine may be pug-ugly, but it's still as reliable as the day I bought it.

plug-ugly

slang Extremely unattractive. Primarily heard in US. Jennifer's new boyfriend is plug-ugly—what on earth does she see in him? This old car of mine may be plug-ugly, but it's still as reliable as the day I bought it.

hit by/with the ugly stick

slang Struck with this fictional item, resulting in one's physical unattractiveness (in the speaker's view). A humorous hyperbolic expression. I always thought he'd been hit by the ugly stick, but with this new makeover, he's pretty darn cute.See also: by, hit, stick, ugly

rear its ugly head

Fig. [for something unpleasant] to appear or become obvious after lying hidden. Jealousy reared its ugly head and destroyed their marriage. The question of money always rears its ugly head in matters of business.See also: head, rear, ugly

*ugly as a toad

[of a living creature] very ugly. (*Also:as ~.) Maria may be a beautiful woman, but when she was a child she was as ugly as a toad. The shopkeeper was ugly as a toad, but he was kind and generous, and everyone loved him.See also: toad, ugly

*ugly as sin

Cliché extremely ugly. (*Also: as ~.) Why would anyone want to buy that dress? It's as ugly as sin! Harold is ugly as sin, but his personality is very charming.See also: sin, ugly

rear its ugly head

Appear. This phrase is used only of something undesirable or unpleasant, as in The interview went very well until a question about his academic record reared its ugly head . This expression was first recorded in slightly different form in Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers (1857): "Rebellion had already reared her hideous head." See also: head, rear, ugly

ugly as sin

Physically or morally hideous, as in I can't think why she likes that dog; it's ugly as sin. This simile, first recorded in 1801, replaced the earlier ugly as the devil. See also: sin, ugly

ugly customer

An ill-natured or vicious individual, as in Watch out for Charlie when he's drinking; he can be an ugly customer. This phrase uses ugly in the sense of "mean" or "dangerous." [c. 1800] See also: customer, ugly

ugly duckling

A homely or unpromising individual who grows into an attractive or talented person, as in She was the family ugly duckling but blossomed in her twenties. This term alludes to Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale about a cygnet hatched with ducklings that is despised for its clumsiness until it grows up into a beautiful swan. The tale was first translated into English in 1846, and the term was used figuratively by 1871. See also: duckling, ugly

ugly as sin

If someone or something is as ugly as sin, they are very ugly. Even his kids were ugly as sin.See also: sin, ugly

an ugly duckling

a young person who turns out to be beautiful or talented against all expectations. The Ugly Duckling is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen in which the ‘ugly duckling’, mocked and jeered at by his peers, eventually develops into a beautiful swan.See also: duckling, ugly

win ugly

gain victory through solid application and hard work rather than elegantly and with apparent effortlessness. The phrase gained popularity as the title of the book Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis ( 1993 ) by the Australian tennis coach Brad Gilbert and Steve Jamison . 2005 Croydon Guardian Manager Bob Langford said he was happy to ‘win ugly’ to ensure Ryman Division One safety. See also: ugly, win

(as) miserable/ugly as ˈsin

(spoken) used to emphasize that somebody is very unhappy or ugly: He arrived at the party looking as miserable as sin. ♢ Some babies are as ugly as sin at that age.See also: miserable, sin, ugly

an ˌugly ˈduckling

(informal) a person or thing that at first does not seem attractive or likely to succeed but that later becomes successful or much admired: He’s got the looks of a film star now, but he was a real ugly duckling as a child.This comes from a children’s story by Hans Christian Andersen, in which a young swan is raised with ducklings. They have to stop teasing him about his ugliness when he grows into a beautiful swan.See also: duckling, ugly

(as) ugly as sin

mod. very ugly. This car’s as ugly as sin, but it’s cheap and dependable. See also: sin, ugly

ugly as sin

verbSee as ugly as sinSee also: sin, ugly

butt-ugly

mod. very ugly. (Usually objectionable.) That is the most butt-ugly car I’ve ever seen.

coyote-ugly

(ˈkɑɪot ˈəgli and ˈkɑɪoti ˈəgli) mod. extremely ugly. (see also double-bagger, triple-bagger. Supposedly, if one woke up and found one’s arm around a coyote-ugly person, one would chew off one’s arm—in the manner of a coyote escaping from a steel-jaw trap—rather than pull it back away from this person.) Is that your pet monkey, or is your date just coyote-ugly?

hit by the ugly stick

mod. made to be very ugly. She is so lame. Looks like she was hit by the ugly stick till it broke! See also: by, hit, stick, ugly

plug-ugly

mod. very ugly. (see also pug-ugly.) Your dog is just plug-ugly!

pug-ugly

1. mod. having to do with a very ugly person. What a pug-ugly cat you have there! 2. n. a very ugly person. (Also a rude term of address.) Hey, pug-ugly, try plastic surgery!

ugly as sin

Hideous, either physically or spiritually. This simile appears to have replaced the earlier ugly as the devil, mentioned by Daniel Defoe in his History of the Devil (1726). The first appearance in print was in Maria Edgeworth’s Popular Tales of 1804: “Why, she is ugly as sin!”See also: sin, ugly

ugly duckling

An unattractive or unpromising child who turns into a beautiful or much admired adult. The term comes from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale in which a baby cygnet, hatched with a brood of ducklings, is despised by both mother and siblings for its clumsiness until it grows up and becomes a beautifully graceful swan. See also: duckling, ugly

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butt ugly

ugly duckling

be (as) ugly as sin

raise its (ugly) head

rear its (ugly) head

win ugly

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(as) ugly as sin

ugly customer

coyote ugly

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plug-ugly

hit by/with the ugly stick

rear its ugly head

*ugly as a toad

*ugly as sin

rear its ugly head

ugly as sin

ugly customer

ugly duckling

ugly as sin

an ugly duckling

win ugly

(as) miserable/ugly as ˈsin

an ˌugly ˈduckling

(as) ugly as sin

ugly as sin

butt-ugly

coyote-ugly

hit by the ugly stick

plug-ugly

pug-ugly

ugly as sin

ugly duckling

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adj unattractive

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adj unpleasant

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adj bad-tempered

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adj extremely displeasing to the eye

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adj extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings

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adj violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms

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adj having or showing a bad temper

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noun an unsightly object

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adj displeasing to the senses

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adj inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

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adj morally reprehensible

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adj provoking horror

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