ugliness
noun
ug·li·ness
ˈə-glē-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being ugly
2
: something that is ugly
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In the midst of the ugliness that has been Yankees baseball in recent weeks, there has been a bit of a bright spot.
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James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
There have been bad snaps, bad passes, dropped passes, defenders in the backfield before any quarterback could be ready, and other ugliness that happens in every camp at every level of this beautiful game.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Los Angeles is good for feeling ugly but sort of remote about it, as if your ugliness were a phenomenon happening to somebody else.
—Maya Binyam, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Canadian nationalism today is not just about symbols, like the flag or the crown, but about a sense that Canadians do not want their politics to take on the bitter ugliness of Trumpified American politics.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
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James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
There have been bad snaps, bad passes, dropped passes, defenders in the backfield before any quarterback could be ready, and other ugliness that happens in every camp at every level of this beautiful game.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Los Angeles is good for feeling ugly but sort of remote about it, as if your ugliness were a phenomenon happening to somebody else.
—Maya Binyam, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Canadian nationalism today is not just about symbols, like the flag or the crown, but about a sense that Canadians do not want their politics to take on the bitter ugliness of Trumpified American politics.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
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“Ugliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugliness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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