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ugly

  (ŭg') pronunciation
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
  1. Displeasing to the eye; unsightly.
    1. Repulsive or offensive; objectionable: an ugly remark.
    2. Chiefly Southern U.S. Rude: Don't be ugly with me.
    3. New England. Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses.
  2. Morally reprehensible; bad.
  3. Threatening or ominous: ugly black clouds.
    1. Likely to cause embarrassment or trouble: “Public opinion in both nations could take an ugly turn” (George R. Packard).
    2. Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable: an ugly temper; an ugly scene.
n. Informal., pl. -lies.

One that is ugly.

[Middle English, frightful, repulsive, from Old Norse uggligr, from uggr, fear.]

uglily ug'li·ly adv.
ugliness ug'li·ness n.

SYNONYMS  ugly, hideous, ill-favored, unsightly. These adjectives mean offensive to the sense of sight: ugly furniture; a hideous scar; an ill-favored countenance; an unsightly billboard.

REGIONAL NOTE   The standard sense of the adjective ugly becomes figurative in the common expression an ugly temper. Regional American speech shares this figurative sense and makes it even more specific. In New England ugly as applied to animals, especially large farm animals such as cows and horses, means “balky, hard to manage.” In the South, on the other hand, ugly with the specific sense of “rude” is used of persons: Don't be ugly, son. Interestingly, the word clever (senses 4 through 6) follows the same regional pattern as ugly: in New England the specialized senses refer to animals; in the South, to persons.


 
 
Thesaurus: ugly

adjective

  1. Extremely displeasing to the eye: hideous, ill-favored, unsightly. Idioms: ugly as sin. See beautiful/ugly.
  2. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings: atrocious, disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, unwholesome, vile. See like/dislike, pain/pleasure.
  3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms: dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, wild. See calm/agitation.
  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, mean2. Idioms: out of sorts. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

noun

    An unsightly object: mess, monstrosity, ugliness. Informal fright, sight. See beautiful/ugly.

 
Idioms: ugly

Idioms beginning with ugly:
ugly as sin
ugly customer
ugly duckling

See also rear its ugly head.


 
Antonyms: ugly

adj

Definition: dangerous, threatening
Antonyms: delicate, gentle, safe

adj

Definition: unpleasant, disagreeable; unattractive
Antonyms: agreeable, attractive, beautiful, good, kind, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasing


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Displeasing to the senses; Provoking horror; Morally reprehensible.

pronunciation An ugly sight, a man who is afraid. — Jean Anouilh, Source: Antigone

 
Translations: Translations for: Ugly

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - grim, styg, modbydelig, hæslig
n. - grim

idioms:

  • its ugly head    dens grimme hoved
  • ugly customer    skummel fyr, ubehagelig type
  • ugly duckling    grimme ælling

Nederlands (Dutch)
lelijk, vervelend, bedenkelijk, akelig, lelijkerd, akelig mens

Français (French)
adj. - laid, désagréable, dangereux (une situation), bas (une tactique), vicieux (une accusation), effroyable (une passion), déplorable (un incident)
n. - laideur

idioms:

  • ugly customer    un sale type (fam), (avoir) une sale tronche
  • ugly duckling    (fig) vilain petit canard

Deutsch (German)
adj. - übel, bedrohlich, hässlich, widerlich
n. - (ugs.) hässlicher Mensch

idioms:

  • ugly customer    widerliche Person
  • ugly duckling    häßliches Entchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άσχημος, αποκρουστικός, (μτφ.) αχρείος, κακός, απαίσιος, δυσάρεστος, επικίνδυνος, άσχημος

idioms:

  • its ugly head    απειλή
  • ugly customer    στριμμένος, κακός μπελάς, στραβόξυλο
  • ugly duckling    ασχημόπαπο (που εξελίσσεται σε όμορφο κύκνο)

Italiano (Italian)
brutto

idioms:

  • ugly customer    tipaccio
  • ugly duckling    brutto anitroccolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - feio, ameaçador

idioms:

  • its ugly head    sua cabeça feia
  • ugly customer    mau cliente
  • ugly duckling    patinho feio (m)

Русский (Russian)
уродливый, противный, опасный, склочный

idioms:

  • its ugly head    звериный лик
  • ugly customer    гнусный субъект
  • ugly duckling    гадкий утенок

Español (Spanish)
adj. - feo, peligroso, desagradable, repulsivo, asqueroso
n. - feo

idioms:

  • ugly customer    tipo peligroso o de cuidado
  • ugly duckling    patito feo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ful, oskön, elak, otäck, elakartad

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
丑的, 难看的, 讨厌的, 可怕的, 可憎的, 邪恶的, 丑陋的, 丑陋的东西

idioms:

  • its ugly head    极糟的状况的开端
  • ugly customer    可怕之人, 赖皮鬼
  • ugly duckling    丑小鸭, 喻丑小鸭似的人, 丑小鸭似的事物

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 醜的, 難看的, 討厭的, 可怕的, 可憎的, 邪惡的, 醜陋的
n. - 醜陋的東西

idioms:

  • its ugly head    極糟的狀況的開端
  • ugly customer    可怕之人, 賴皮鬼
  • ugly duckling    醜小鴨, 喻醜小鴨似的人, 醜小鴨似的事物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 추한, 불쾌한
n. - 못생긴 것, 보기 흉한 것

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 醜い, 不快な, 意地の悪い, 不きげんな, 険悪な, 危険な, 荒れ模様の
n. - 醜いもの

idioms:

  • its ugly head    よくない状態
  • ugly customer    始末に負えない人間
  • ugly duckling    醜いアヒルの子

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قبيح, بشع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מכוער, דוחה, מאיים, מבשר-רע, קודר‬
n. - ‮אדם מכוער‬


 
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