Apedia

Ugly ˈʌɡli Adjective Face Building Scar Witch Hideously

Word3 ugly
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈʌɡli/ /ˈʌɡli/
Example
  • an ugly face
  • an ugly building
  • an ugly scar
  • the witch was hideously ugly.
Sound Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/u/ugl/ugly_/ugly__us_2.mp3
Image
Search images by the word
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=ugly
Content

ugly

(adjective)/ˈʌɡli/ /ˈʌɡli/
  1. unpleasant to look at
    • SYNONYM unattractive
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unattractive
    • an ugly face
    • an ugly building
    • an ugly scar
    • The witch was hideously ugly.
    • Why do some of our government buildings look ugly?

    Extra Examples

    • 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.
  2. unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence
    • an ugly incident/scene
    • There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued.
    • A fight started and things got pretty ugly.
    • the latest cinematic effort to lay bare the ugly truth about Hollywood
    • the ugly realities of war
    • Very quickly, the mood turned ugly.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old Norse uggligr ‘to be dreaded’, from ugga ‘to dread’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Tags: b1

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Absorbed book ele estava empolgado o livro

Previous card: Reduce taxes ele pôde reduzir os impostos

Up to card list: 3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR