Analysis Complete

ugly

/ ugly /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
deficient in beauty
"ugly gray slums"
Similar:
inaesthetic unaesthetic
adjective Sense 2
displeasing to the senses and morally revolting
"an ugly face"
"ugly furniture"
"war is ugly"
Similar:
disfigured grotesque monstrous unnatural hideous repulsive ill-favored ill-favoured
Opposites:
beautiful
See also:
displeasing unattractive awkward
adjective satellite Sense 3
morally reprehensible
"would do something as despicable as murder"
"ugly crimes"
"the vile development of slavery appalled them"
Similar:
evil wicked
adjective satellite Sense 4
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
"a surly waiter"
"an ugly frame of mind"
Similar:
ill-natured
adjective satellite Sense 5
provoking horror
"an atrocious automobile accident"
"a frightful crime of decapitation"
"an alarming, even horrifying, picture"
"war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill"
"an ugly wound"
Similar:
alarming
adjective satellite Sense 6
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
"a baleful look"
"forbidding thunderclouds"
"his tone became menacing"
"ominous rumblings of discontent"
"sinister storm clouds"
"a sinister smile"
"his threatening behavior"
"ugly black clo"
Similar:
alarming
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
15
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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inaesthetic unaesthetic disfigured grotesque monstrous unnatural hideous repulsive ill-favored ill-favoured beautiful evil