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UGL-ee/ˈʌɡli/

Ugly means unpleasant to look at: the opposite of beautiful or pretty. Unkind people sometimes use it about faces — be careful; about buildings and weather it is safer. Hideous is much stronger, later.

Meaning

Unpleasant to look at; the opposite of beautiful.

Examples

• “The old building is ugly.”
• “That colour looks ugly on this wall.”
• “The ugly concrete block hides the river.”

Good to know

opposite of beautiful. Safer about things than about people.

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