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ugliness
Variant of ugly
- unpleasing to look at; aesthetically offensive or unattractive; unsightly
- bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.: an ugly lie, habit, etc.
- threatening; ominous: ugly storm clouds
- Informal ill-tempered; cross: an ugly mood
noun pl. uglies
Informal an ugly person or thing
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