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UGLILY
Etymology
Adverb
uglily (comparative more uglily, superlative most uglily)
In an ugly manner.
Usage notes
Because of the difficult pronunciation, this word is seldom used in formal speech. It is more usual to say (and write) in an ugly manner or in an ugly way.
Anagrams
• gluily
Source: Wiktionary
Ug"li*ly, adv.
Definition: In an ugly manner; with deformity.
UGLY
Ug"ly, a. [Compar. Uglier; superl. Ugliest.] Etym: [Icel. uggligr fearful, dreadful; uggr fear (akin to ugga to fear) + -ligr (akin to E. -ly, like). Awe.]
1. Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed. The ugly view of his deformed crimes. Spenser. Like the toad, ugly and venomous. Shak. O, I have passed a miserable night, So full of ugly sights, of ghastly dreams. Shak.
2. Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly. [Colloq. U. S.]
3. Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer. [Colloq.]
Ug"ly, n.
Definition: A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. [Colloq. Eng.] C. Kingsley.
Ug"ly, v. t.
Definition: To make ugly. [R.] Richardson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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