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ugliness

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  • n  qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
  • n  the quality of being wicked

  • He later complained that Mileva's pathological jealousy was typical of women of such "uncommon ugliness.
  • And the general tendency of his Administration toward civility, as opposed to the ugliness we've seen in the past month is the right one.
  • The relentless ugliness of the industrial age, the telegraph wires and smokestacks and steel trusswork, unnerved him.
News & Articles

  • Clubhouse Level Of O.co Coliseum Floods Following Mariners vs. Athletics
    Things got messy at the Athletics vs. Mariners game on Sunday. The A's beat the Mariners 10-2, but the ugliness wasn't because of the lopsided score, a beaning, a brawl or anything else that happened during the game. This one was due to the outdated O.co Coliseum.  The San Francisco Chronicle 's Susan Slusser explains:  Unfortunately, this isn't just a little water entering the clubhouse either ...
    June 17, 2013 - Bleacher Report
  • Bonds Burned By Ugly, Tailing 30 Year Auction
    Following the 3 and 10 year auctions in the last two days, today's 30 Year $13 billion reopening completed the trifecta of ugliness, pricing at a surprisingly wide 3.355%, or three whole basis points above the When Issued, which traded at 3.324% at 1pm - the biggest tail in a long time. It was also the highest yield for a 30 Year since March 2012. The internals were not pretty either - the Bid ...
    June 13, 2013 - Zero Hedge
  • Dodgers switch closers, dumping Brandon League for Kenley Jansen
    Overshadowed by the bench-clearing ugliness of last night’s Dodgers-Diamondbacks game is that Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly finally decided to change closers, announcing beforehand that Kenley Jansen would replace Brandon League in the ninth inning. Jansen has always been the far superior pitcher, but Mattingly has repeatedly resisted making a change despite League posting a…
    June 12, 2013 - NBC Sports: HardballTalk
Quotes

  • Bill Donohue in International Herald Tribune
    This is one of the worst assaults on Christian sensibilities ever,said Bill Donohue, head of the watchdog Catholic League. "It's not just the ugliness of the portrayal, but the timing - to choose Holy Week is astounding."
  • Donald Rumsfeld in Reuters
    It may well be comforting to some to consider graceful exits from the agonies and, indeed, the ugliness of combat. But the enemy thinks differently,Rumsfeld said at the ceremony, which featured a military parade and brass-band music.
  • Andy Roddick in CNN
    There was a lot of ugliness out there today. But, you know, at the end of it, I get to play again,said Roddick on the tournament's official Web site.

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