uglified

verb

past tense of uglify
as in disfigured

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  1. disfigured
  2. marred
  3. defaced
  4. spoiled
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  • Helen’s famous face has been disfigured, presumably by her angry husband, Menelaus; the sorceress Circe uses her witchcraft in self-defense, seemingly as a result of traumatic encounters with men.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • Helen’s face is shown to be disfigured as well, due to supposedly an attack in the Trojan War.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of disfigured
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  • In an address from the White House tonight, the president sought to reveal proof for his baseless assertions of a 2020 vote marred by fraud.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Cars have destroyed one-third of the roughly 70 planters the city installed back in 2020 and marred the survivors with chips, scratches and dents.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
Definition of marred
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  • No patriots so defaced America as those who, in the name of Americanism, launched a witch hunt that became a byword around the world.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • That was the last time the sign was defaced.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of defaced
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  • The iconic 2004 car giveaway episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show nearly spoiled its own headline-making surprise, according to legendary talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • The games We were spoiled with amazing matches from the very start.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of spoiled
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