ugly

Definition

Examples

They painted over the ugly gray walls to make the room brighter.

Word Family

Synonyms

• unsightlyunpleasant to look at
• unattractivelacking beauty or charm
• hideousgrossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

Collocations

• Easy ugly weather outside
  describing ugly weather outside (displeasing to the senses)
• Medium ugly confrontation in the boardroom
  describing ugly confrontation in the boardroom (displeasing to the senses)
• Hard an ugly scene of regulatory non-compliance
  referring to an ugly scene of regulatory non-compliance
• Very Hard rearing its ugly head at the worst possible moment
  to rearing its ugly head at the worst possible moment, meaning to stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds