ugly

Letters that make ugly

g, l, u, y are letters that make 'ugly'

Words within ugly

are words within 'ugly'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of ugly

fugly is a word created by adding a letter to 'ugly'


4 possible definitions for 'ugly'

Ugly as "morally reprehensible"

Under this definition, ugly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wretched, vile, despicable, slimy, unworthy, worthless have the same meaning as 'ugly'

Derivatives of ugly

unworthiness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicability, wickedness, ugliness, nefariousness, loathsomeness, despicableness are derivatives of 'ugly'.

Similar to ugly

evil is similar to ugly.

Example of ugly used within this context

"would do something as despicable as murder", "ugly crimes", "the vile development of slavery appalled them", "a slimy little liar"


Ugly as "inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace"

Under this definition, ugly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

surly has the same meaning as ugly

Derivatives of ugly

temper, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, biliousness are derivatives of 'ugly'.

Similar to ugly

ill-natured is similar to ugly.

Example of ugly used within this context

"a surly waiter", "an ugly frame of mind"


Ugly as "displeasing to the senses"

Under this definition, ugly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

beautiful has the opposite meaning of ugly

Attributes of ugly

beauty is an attribute of ugly.

Derivatives of ugly

ugliness is a derivative of ugly.

Similar to ugly

repulsive, disfigured, evil-looking, fugly, grotesque, monstrous, hideous, ill-favored, ill-favoured, scrofulous, unlovely, unpicturesque, unsightly are similar to 'ugly'.

Example of ugly used within this context

"an ugly face", "ugly furniture"


Ugly as "provoking horror"

Under this definition, ugly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible have the same meaning as 'ugly'

Derivatives of ugly

frightfulness is a derivative of ugly.

Similar to ugly

alarming is similar to ugly.

Example of ugly used within this context

"an atrocious automobile accident", "a frightful crime of decapitation", "an alarming, even horrifying, picture", "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill, "an ugly wound"



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