The meaning of UGLY is unpleasant or offensive to look at : hideous. How to use ugly in a sentence.

UGLY definition: 1. unpleasant to look at; not attractive: 2. unpleasant and threatening or violent: 3. unpleasant…. Learn more.

If you say that someone or something is ugly, you mean that they are very unattractive and unpleasant to look at. ...an ugly little hat. She makes me feel dowdy and ugly.

Definition of ugly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

UGLY definition: very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance. See examples of ugly used in a sentence.

UGLY meaning: 1. unpleasant to look at; not attractive: 2. unpleasant and threatening or violent: 3. unpleasant…. Learn more.

Ugly laws in the United States arose in the late nineteenth century. During this period, urban spaces underwent an influx of new residents, which placed strain on the existing communities. …

(esp. of natural phenomena) unpleasant or dangerous: ugly weather; an ugly sea. ug′li•ness, n. 1. ill-favored, hard-featured, uncomely, unsightly, unlovely, homely. 3. base, heinous, vile, …

1. Displeasing to the eye; unsightly. 2. a. Repulsive or offensive; objectionable: an ugly remark. b. Chiefly Southern US Rude: Don't be ugly with me. c. New England Unmanageable. Used of …

The fact that art is constantly using what we call the ugly as well as what we call the commonplace, and turning both these into new forms of beauty, is a fact that considerably …