American English pronunciation

How to pronounce ugly

IPA transcription: ['ʌɡli]

Hear “ugly” pronounced

['ʌɡli]

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['ʌɡli]

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['ʌɡli]

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Adjective

  • displeasing to the senses

    “an ugly face”

    “ugly furniture”

Adjective

  • provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

    “an atrocious automobile accident”

    “a frightful crime of decapitation”

    “an alarming, even horrifying, picture”

    “war is beyond all words horrible”

    “an ugly wound”

  • inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

    “a surly waiter”

    “an ugly frame of mind”

  • morally reprehensible

    “would do something as despicable as murder”

    “ugly crimes”

    “the vile development of slavery appalled them”

    “a slimy little liar”

Usage examples

  • Aesthetically speaking, it was ugly.
  • Aesthetically speaking, it was ugly.
  • Nora finds herself ugly, because she has pimples.
  • The internal doors of the house would need to be replaced because they were very ugly.
  • He felt horrible, awful, and ugly wearing his best suit.
  • Aesthetically speaking, it was ugly.
  • Nora finds herself ugly, because she has pimples.
  • Aesthetically speaking, it was ugly.
  • Aesthetically speaking, it was ugly.
  • Aesthetically speaking, it was ugly.