uglier; ugliest
1
a
: offensive to the sight : hideous
b
: offensive or unpleasant to any sense
2
: morally offensive or objectionable
corruption—the ugliest stain of all
3
a
: likely to cause inconvenience or discomfort
the ugly truth
b
: surly, quarrelsome
an ugly disposition
: in an ugly manner
was acting ugly
Examples of ugly in a Sentence
Adjective
an ugly shade of green
They avoided what could have been an ugly situation.
He has an ugly disposition.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
In ‘24, Hoover and the offense were a mess through the first six games, which included a rash of turnovers and ugly home defeats to Houston and Central Florida.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Primarily by winning ugly: their best player by points won percentage is Garnett at just a hair over 50%; the rest are in the 40%.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Adjective
And by sharing the ugly parts, she's made golf feel more human.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
In ‘24, Hoover and the offense were a mess through the first six games, which included a rash of turnovers and ugly home defeats to Houston and Central Florida.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Adverb
Obviously without those guys the bullpen could look pretty ugly down the stretch, but at least the Red Sox could get a good look at their internal candidates and decide who has a future with the team and who doesn’t.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Primarily by winning ugly: their best player by points won percentage is Garnett at just a hair over 50%; the rest are in the 40%.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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“Ugly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugly. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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