UGLY


Meaning of UGLY in English

(uglier, ugliest)

1.

If you say that someone or something is ~, you mean that they are very unattractive and unpleasant to look at.

...an ~ little hat...

She makes me feel dowdy and ~.

? beautiful

ADJ

ugliness

...the raw ugliness of his native city.

? beauty

N-UNCOUNT

2.

If you refer to an event or situation as ~, you mean that it is very unpleasant, usually because it involves violent or aggressive behaviour.

There have been some ~ scenes...

The confrontation turned ~.

ADJ

ugliness

...the subtlety and ugliness of sexual harassment.

N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp

3.

to rear its ~ head: see head

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