If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is unattractive or unpleasant in some way. (WRITTEN)
She found a small, inexpensive motel on the outskirts of the town; it was barren and ~.
= ugly
ADJ
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is unattractive or unpleasant in some way. (WRITTEN)
She found a small, inexpensive motel on the outskirts of the town; it was barren and ~.
= ugly
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012