[ug.ly] adj ug.li.er ; -est [ME, fr. ON uggligr, fr. uggr fear; akin to ON ugga to fear] (13c) 1: frightful, dire
2. a: offensive to the sight: hideous b: offensive or unpleasant to any sense
3: morally offensive or objectionable "corruption--the ugliest stain of all"
4. a: likely to cause inconvenience or discomfort "the ~ truth" b: surly, quarrelsome "an ~ disposition" "the crowd got ~" -- ug.li.ly adv
[2]ugly adv (14c): in an ugly manner "was acting ~"