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Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.
George Savile

Meaning of "uglier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UGLIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UGLIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uglier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UGLIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

uglier

Beauty

Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure or satisfaction. Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology, and culture. An "ideal beauty" is an entity which is admired, or possesses features widely attributed to beauty in a particular culture, for perfection. The experience of "beauty" often involves an interpretation of some entity as being in balance and harmony with nature, which may lead to feelings of attraction and emotional well-being. Because this can be a subjective experience, it is often said that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." There is evidence that perceptions of beauty are evolutionarily determined, that things, aspects of people and landscapes considered beautiful are typically found in situations likely to give enhanced survival of the perceiving human's genes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UGLIER

ugh
UGLI
UGLI fruit
UGLIES
ugliest
uglification
uglified
uglifier
uglifies
uglify
uglily
ugliness
UGLIS
ugly
Ugly American
ugly duckling

WORDS THAT END LIKE UGLIER

Allier
atelier
cavalier
chandelier
chevalier
collier
earlier
escalier
fuglier
hotelier
kinglier
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Montpellier
multiplier
outlier
plier
sanglier
scragglier
sommelier
supplier

Synonyms and antonyms of uglier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UGLIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «uglier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of uglier

Translation of «uglier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UGLIER

Find out the translation of uglier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uglier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uglier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丑陋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más feo
570 millions of speakers

English

uglier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

uglier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أقبح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уродливее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais feio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

uglier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plus laid
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ugly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hässlicher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

醜い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모양은 좋지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ugli
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xấu hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அசிங்கமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुप्रसिद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çirkin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

più brutto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brzydsze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потворніше
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

urât
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

uglier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leliker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fulare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

styggere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uglier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UGLIER»

The term «uglier» is regularly used and occupies the 71.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UGLIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «uglier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «uglier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uglier

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9 QUOTES WITH «UGLIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uglier.
1
Kathy Acker
We get on the bandwagon in all sorts of ways - you know minor ways and major ways - like what you've just encountered which isn't censorship exactly, it was something sort of uglier in a way.
2
Jean Harris
It would be ugly to watch people poking sticks at a caged rat. It is uglier still to watch rats poking sticks at a caged person.
3
Lillian Hellman
Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.
4
Rem Koolhaas
It's a weird city because the uglier the weather, the more beautiful the city. And the uglier the buildings, the more coherent the city.
5
Nancy Lopez
My swing is no uglier than Arnold Palmer's, and it's the same ugly swing every time.
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George Savile
Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.
7
Hunter S. Thompson
The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason.
8
Mike Tice
I thought last week's game was ugly and this was even uglier.
9
H. G. Wells
The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf - it's almost a law.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UGLIER»

Discover the use of uglier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uglier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable Insults, ...
These are the words you won't learn in any language class.
Stephen Dodson, Robert Vanderplank, 2009
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Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: The Best Curses, Put-downs ...
A collection of the very best of the very worst curses, cusses, insults, jibes, put-downs and taunts from across the globe.
Robert Vanderplank, Stephen Dodson, 2007
3
Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable Insults, ...
Organized by language for an overview of each culture's favoured profanities, this beautifully illustrated volume -- put together by language experts from around the world -- is an essential reference to the brilliantly inventive, funny, ...
Dr Robert Vanderplank, 2008
4
The Twits
"If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face.
Roald Dahl, Simon Callow, 2004
5
Barefoot Billetdoux
Larry Whitler. The Only Thing Uglier The only thing uglier Than pain brought on by Simple minded prejudice, The only thing uglier Undoubtedly is the act Of teaching it to the kids. The only thing uglier Than hating a man Because of his origins, ...
Larry Whitler, 2007
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A Gift for You: Words of Comfort - Thoughts of Peace
Beware of those who seem to take delight in making the ugly uglier. It is their own fears seeking expression. What is it in us that would take an ugly incident and further enlarge its ugliness? What was there waiting for the opportunity to make ...
G. W. Smikle, 2002
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Spelling, Grade 4
Words in Writing Write an ending to the story about the princess and the frog. Use at least four words from the box. happy uglier heaviest happier cloudiest heavier happiest ugliest heavy prettiest Misspelled Words Read the ending to the story.
Spectrum, 2012
8
Spectrum Spelling, Grade 4
Spelling Tip happy cloudy uglier heaviest pretty happier cloudiest ugly heavier happiest prettier ugliest heavy cloudier prettiest Words in Context Write the missing spelling words. An Unkind Princess There once was a princess who was never ...
Spectrum, 2014
9
Rules Versus Relationships: The Ethnography of Legal Discourse
Rather than describing the behavior in concrete terms, however, she summarizes it in a conclusory fashion ("he gets uglier and uglier"). Moreover, she does not limit her account to events she observed on the occasion in question but appears  ...
John M. Conley, 1990
10
An Angel Cried a Tear Last Night
(As if being pushed, I walk backward USC) But I didn't want to leave the eighth grade, because that means I'm getting older and older and older and uglier and uglier and uglier and less of a chance of becoming an actress and less of a chance ...
Amy Marschak, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UGLIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uglier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Obama Administration War Against Apple and Google Just Got Uglier
The Obama administration's central strategy against strong encryption seems to be waging war on the companies that are providing and popularizing it: most ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»
2
Samsung and Shylock: Korean Takeover Fight Gets Uglier
As a fierce merger fight between Samsung Group's Lee family and activist investor Paul Elliott Singer has raged in South Korea, the Lees have marshaled their ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
3
Camouflage Experts Can Make A BMW 5 Series GT Even Uglier
In 2009, the 5 Series Gran Turismo was the first of BMW's sedan/coupe/SUV mutants to hit dealerships and poke us in the eye. But the development mules were ... «Jalopnik, Jun 15»
4
Uglier by the day
IF SAUDI ARABIA expected praise when it announced a five-day ceasefire in the air campaign it is leading in Yemen, it will be disappointed. As Adel al-Jubeir, ... «The Economist, May 15»
5
Uglier Food at Prettier Prices
The beautiful, shiny produce in your favorite grocery store hides a dirty secret and an ugly truth: the fruits and veggies that don't fit the aesthetic mold contribute ... «Modern Farmer, May 15»
6
Congress's Budget Game Gets Uglier
The budget resolution before the Senate this week is either dishonest or deeply problematic. Consider, as just one example, the way it treats non-defense ... «Bloomberg View, May 15»
7
You think coalition government was bad? What's coming is uglier
The seven party leaders' TV debate earlier this month. 'This time the debates have more closely resembled the political theatre of continental countries. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
8
Bobby Flay Divorce Gets Uglier
(Newser) – Bobby Flay has officially filed for divorce, and—as you may have guessed—so far it appears to be shaping up as a nasty one. Yesterday, Flay asked ... «Newser, Apr 15»
9
Mark Cuban: College basketball is 'uglier than ugly,' hurting NBA
“It's uglier than ugly, and it's evidenced by the scoring going down. When the NBA went through that, we changed things.” Cuban also called NCAA play “worse ... «Chron.com, Apr 15»
10
New Jersey Game Store Swatting Takes An Uglier Turn
Gamers attending a monthly social gathering at Digital Press Video Games in Clifton, New Jersey Saturday evening had no idea the sudden massive police ... «Kotaku, Mar 15»

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