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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)

ugly

/ˈʌɡli/

noun1 of 2

unpleasant to look at; not attractive

  • “I think that house looks really ugly and not pretty.”Tatoeba
  • “Plastic surgery alone will not make you any less ugly.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adjective2 of 2

Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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