Ugly Definition

ŭglē

uglier, uglies, ugliest

adjective

uglier, ugliest

Unpleasing to look at; aesthetically offensive or unattractive; unsightly.

Webster's New World

Bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.

An ugly lie, habit, etc.

Webster's New World

Rude.

Don't be ugly with me.

American Heritage

Ill-tempered; cross.

An ugly mood.

Webster's New World

Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses.

American Heritage

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noun

An ugly person or thing.

Webster's New World

(slang, uncountable) Ugliness.

Wiktionary

(UK, informal, dated) A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Ugly

Base Form:

ugly

Comparative:

uglier

Superlative:

ugliest

From Middle English ugly, uggely, uglike, from Old Norse uggligr (“fearful, dreadful, horrible in appearance"), from uggr (“fear, apprehension, dread") (possibly related to agg (“strife, hate")), equivalent to ug +"Ž -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.

From Wiktionary
Middle English frightful, repulsive from Old Norse uggligr from uggr fear

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition