transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌgli ]
( uglier, ugliest)
1.
If you say that someone or something is ugly , you mean that they are very unattractive and unpleasant to look at.
...an ugly little hat...
She makes me feel dowdy and ugly.
≠ beautiful
ADJ
• ug‧li‧ness
...the raw ugliness of his native city.
≠ beauty
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you refer to an event or situation as ugly , you mean that it is very unpleasant, usually because it involves violent or aggressive behaviour.
There have been some ugly scenes...
The confrontation turned ugly.
ADJ
• ug‧li‧ness
...the subtlety and ugliness of sexual harassment.
N-UNCOUNT : usu with supp
3.
to rear its ugly head: see head