ugly
Displeasing to the eyeDispleasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
» She was wearing an ugly dress.
Sie trug ein hässliches Kleid.
Она носила безобразное платье.
На ній була огидна сукня.
Meaning
5 sensesDispleasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
hässlich, häßlich (pre-1996), unschön
безобра́зныйbezobráznyj, уро́дливыйuródlivyj, некраси́выйnekrasívyj
бридки́йbrydkýj, потво́рнийpotvórnyj, пога́нийpohányj
displeasing to the senses
Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
He played an ugly trick on us.
(Southern US)Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
an ugly temper; to feel ugly
(derogatory, figuratively)Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
an ugly customer, wound or rumor
an ugly story that was being noised about in newsrooms across the nation
Examples
653 sentencesShe was wearing an ugly dress.
На ній була огидна сукня.
ruОна носила безобразное платье.
deSie trug ein hässliches Kleid.
Tom said that Mary was ugly.
Том сказав, що Мері негарна.
ruТом сказал, что Мэри некрасивая.
I know that Tom is ugly.
Я знаю, що Том потворний.
ruЯ знаю, что Том некрасив.
That ugly man has a beautiful wife.
Той потворний чоловік має прекрасну дружину.
Tom told me he thought Mary was ugly.
Том сказав мені, що він вважає Мері негарною.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English ugly, uggely, uglike, borrowed from Old Norse uggligr (“fearInherited from Middle English ugly, uggely, uglike, borrowed from Old Norse uggligr (“fearful, dreadful, horrible in appearance”), from uggr (“fear, apprehension, dread”) (possibly related to agg (“strife, hate”)), equivalent to ug + -ly. Cognate with Scots ugly, uglie, Icelandic ugglegur. Meaning softened to "very unpleasant to look at" around the late 14th century, and sense of "morally offensive" attested from around 1300.
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Forms
uglier, ugliestSynonyms
34 synonymsAntonyms
11 antonymsWord family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
7 patterns- an an ugly
- ugliest dress
- is really ugly
- really ugly
- get ugly
- to get ugly
- to be ugly