uglified

past tense of uglify

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Verb
  • The culprit here is a sequence where a deranged surgeon (Pierre Brasseur) attempts to graft a new face onto his daughter’s disfigured one, a scene that — while mild by today’s standards — horrified audiences in 1960.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The violence eventually enters the apartment when Rezvan’s free-spirited college friend, Safdaf (Niousha Akhshi), gets hit in the face by buckshot at a demonstration, leaving her disfigured and possibly blind in one eye.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This dynamic marred the 2012-13 Hurricane Sandy package and has recurred in other disaster bills, not because relief is illegitimate but because speed plus political cover invites provisions that would die in regular order.
    Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Sook’s comments followed Nexstar’s report of quarterly results, which were marred by the absence of political advertising compared with the same quarter in 2024.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The protests stretched beyond India’s borders, too, with London’s Asia House controversially canceling an exhibition of Husain’s work in 2006, citing security concerns, after Hindu groups demanded its closure and vandals defaced two of his paintings.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In true Charlie Kirk fashion, a group of young people took matters into their own hands after a mural honoring the late conservative leader was defaced with vile messages.
    Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Toronto Blue Jays nearly ended their 32-year World Series drought, but the Los Angeles Dodgers spoiled their hopes in Game 7.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Staff members spoiled him with attention, and Burrow left looking fluffy, clean, and happy for the rest of the day.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Uglified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglified. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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