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ugly

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ugly in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. provoking horror
    "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"
    atrocious  frightful  horrifying  horrible  ugly 
  2. morally reprehensible
    "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
    despicable  ugly  vile  slimy  unworthy  worthless  wretched 
  3. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
    "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"
    surly  ugly 
  4. displeasing to the senses
    "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"
    ugly 
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