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/ˈfɪ lə ˌstin /
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ugly

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  • ugly  /ˈəɡ li/ ?  displeasing to the senses

    ugly meaning(s)  Add to My List

    1. (adj) displeasing to the senses
    2. (adj) inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
    3. (adj) morally reprehensible
    4. (adj) provoking horror
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    Synonym(s)

    frightful, horrible

    ugly usage(s) Create your Own

    1. OK, let's get it out of the way: No, she isn't ugly.
    2. For decades, the ugly scar across the face of Berlin offered a navigational beacon to the governments of the world.
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  • ugly duckling  an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person
  • ugo buoncompagni  the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
  • ugrian  /ˈu ɡrɪən/ ?  one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in…
  • ugric  /ˈ ju ɡrɪk/ ?  one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary…
  • uhf  300 to 3000 megahertz
  • uhland  /ˈu lənd/ ?  German romantic poet (1787-1862)
  • uighur  a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
  • uigur  a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
  • uigurs  a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
  • uintathere  a variety of dinocerate
  • uintatheriidae  an extinct family of Dinocerata
  • uintatherium  type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat…
  • uk  a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England…
  • ukase  /ˈ ju ˌkeɪz/ ?  an edict of the Russian tsar
  • uke  a small guitar having four strings
  • ukraine  /ju ˈkreɪn/ ?  a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center…
  • ukrainian  /ju ˈkreɪ ni ən/ ?  the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
  • ukranian  a native or inhabitant of the Ukraine
  • ukranian monetary unit  monetary unit in Ukraine
  • ukrayina  a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the…
  • ukulele  /ˌ ju kə ˈleɪ li/ ?  a small guitar having four strings
  • ulaanbaatar  the capital and largest city of Mongolia
  • ulalgia  pain in the gums
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