单词 | ugly |
释义 | ugly —uglily, adv. —ugliness, n. /ug"lee/, adj., uglier, ugliest. 1. very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance. 2. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: ugly tricks; ugly discords. 3. morally revolting: ugly crime. 4. threatening trouble or danger: ugly symptoms. 5. mean; hostile; quarrelsome: an ugly mood; an ugly frame of mind. 6. (esp. of natural phenomena) unpleasant or dangerous: ugly weather; an ugly sea. [1200-50; ME ugly, uglike < ON uggligr fearful, dreadful, equiv. to ugg(r) fear + -ligr -LY] Syn. 1. ill-favored, hard-featured, uncomely, unsightly, unlovely, homely. 3. base, heinous, vile, monstrous, corrupt. 4. disadvantageous, ominous. 5. surly, spiteful. 6. stormy, tempestuous. Ant. 1. beautiful. |
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