ugly

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ugly [ugly uglier ugliest] BrE [ˈʌɡli] NAmE [ˈʌɡli] adjective (ug·lier, ugli·est)
1. unpleasant to look at
Syn: ↑unattractive
•an ugly face
•an ugly building
•an ugly scar
2. (of an event, a situation, etc.)unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence
•an ugly incident
• There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued.
see sth rears its (ugly) head at ↑rear _v., miserable/ugly as sin at ↑sin _n.
Derived Word: ↑ugliness

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse uggligr ‘to be dreaded’, from ugga ‘to dread’.

Example Bank:
•A fight started and things got pretty ugly.
•It's just plain ugly.
•The witch was hideously ugly.
•It was a large, ugly modern building.
•Jane was a great beauty, but I was always considered to be the ugly sister.
•The room was full of heavy, ugly furniture.
•The screaming child in her arms was an ugly little thing.
•There were ugly scenes in the capital last night as rioting continued.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, despicable, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched, surly