A1verb · transitive · common

ugly

ug·ly

ugly · uglies · uglied · uglying

To make uglyTo make ugly (sometimes with up).

ⓘⓘ

/ˈʌɡli/

» She was wearing an ugly dress.

Sie trug ein hässliches Kleid.

Она носила безобразное платье.

На ній була огидна сукня.

Meaning

1 senses

(nonstandard)To make ugly (sometimes with up).

Examples

653 sentences

She was wearing an ugly dress.
На ній була огидна сукня. — aandrusiak
ruОна носила безобразное платье. — sharptoothed
deSie trug ein hässliches Kleid. — MUIRIEL
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Tom said that Mary was ugly.
Том сказав, що Мері негарна. — deniko
ruТом сказал, что Мэри некрасивая. — marafon
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I know that Tom is ugly.
Я знаю, що Том потворний. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том некрасив. — marafon
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
That ugly man has a beautiful wife.
Той потворний чоловік має прекрасну дружину. — deniko
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Tom told me he thought Mary was ugly.
Том сказав мені, що він вважає Мері негарною. — deniko
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Origin

Inherited from Middle English ugly, uggely, uglike, borrowed from Old Norse uggligr (“fear

Inherited 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.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

uglies, uglying, uglied, uglied

Base form	ugly · to ugly
3rd person singular	uglies
Present participle	uglying
Past simple	uglied
Past participle	uglied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	ugly
he, she, it	uglies

Past simpleLesson

all persons

uglied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have uglied
he, she, it	has uglied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will ugly

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

7 patterns

an an ugly
ugliest dress
is really ugly
really ugly
get ugly
to get ugly
to be ugly