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as in hideous
unpleasant to look at
her first attempt at painting was pretty ugly—a portrait of her sister that was not at all flattering
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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
an ugly suggestion for controlling the overpopulation of deer in the area
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an ugly scar
an ugly scene
an ugly truth
an ugly word
an ugly picture
an unattractive picture
an unlovely picture
an unpleasant picture
an unappealing picture
a hideous picture
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Recent Examples of ugly
Each episode features a Festive Faceoff, like making an ugly Christmas sweater or building a snowman blindfolded, that tests the hopefuls’ holiday spirit while also allowing the judges and viewers to get to know the guys’ backgrounds and personalities.
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
Watch on Hulu Queenie Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown) is a Jamaican-British twentysomething whose world is thrown into an upheaval following an ugly breakup with her boyfriend.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Every single bag arrived perfectly functional but aesthetically defective, bearing ugly black streaks.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
The lake replaced an ugly swath of the dry bed of the Salt River that cut through the heart of downtown Tempe and spurred an influx of employment and luxury housing on the coveted waterfront real estate.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
Watch on Hulu Queenie Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown) is a Jamaican-British twentysomething whose world is thrown into an upheaval following an ugly breakup with her boyfriend.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Every single bag arrived perfectly functional but aesthetically defective, bearing ugly black streaks.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
The lake replaced an ugly swath of the dry bed of the Salt River that cut through the heart of downtown Tempe and spurred an influx of employment and luxury housing on the coveted waterfront real estate.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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At least Gill thinks that coffee is disgusting too.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cannibals take over a Mexican restaurant on Halloween night, forcing the staff to create a grotesque feast.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Up Demi Moore, The Substance The Substance just passed $30 million worldwide, outperforming just about everyone’s expectations for a grotesque horror-comedy released by a niche streaming service.Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
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For the evening, the stews break out their coral dresses instead of blacks which are pretty awful.Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Jean Dujardin, the French actor who won an Academy Award for that awful silent-movie spoof The Artist, is almost unrecognizable in On the Wandering Paths (Sur les chemins noirs).Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
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Give Back To Maui After the horrible 2023 wildfires in Maui, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua reopened on October 8, 2023, and it’s been going strong and welcoming guests with open arms since then.Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is also a great matchup against a horrible Jaguars passing defense.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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While some may view box springs as bulky or unattractive, designs have come a long way.Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
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Just as stores stock shelves to present unattractive options alongside attractive ones, farmers could plant certain flower species in or near crop plants to increase visitation to the target crops.Claire Therese Hemingway, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2024
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What was sickening about being there in person was watching the Trump fans around me and realizing that there was nothing shocking about it to them.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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Next she was wrenched the other way in a sickening, 180° roll, and one of the crew members tumbled down the almost-vertical deck and vanished in the sea.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Ugly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ugly. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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