adjective (uglier, ugliest)
1 unpleasant to look at
SYNUNATTRACTIVE:
an ugly face / building * an ugly scar
2 (of an event, a situation, etc.) unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence:
an ugly incident * There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued.
ugliness noun [U]:
He was depressed by the extreme ugliness of the city.
IDIOMS see REARv., SINn.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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