What does "ugly" mean?
Ugly: Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly. [Colloq. U. S.]
Additional senses
- 2.Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer. [Colloq.]
- 3.A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. [Colloq. Eng.] C. Kingsley.
- 4.To make ugly. [R.] Richardson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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