Ugly has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
Ugliness.
"The sudden ugliness of the storm made us all want to stay inside until it passed."
Verb
1
To make ugly (sometimes with up).
"The sudden storm made our once-pristine garden look absolutely ugly, leaving mud splattered everywhere."
Adjective
1
displeasing to the senses
"an ugly face"
"ugly furniture"
2
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
"a surly waiter"
"an ugly frame of mind"
3
morally reprehensible
"would do something as despicable as murder"
"ugly crimes"
"the vile development of slavery appalled them"
"a slimy little liar"
4
provoking horror
"an atrocious automobile accident"
"a frightful crime of decapitation"
"an alarming, even horrifying, picture"
"war is beyond all words horrible"
"an ugly wound"
5
Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.
"The old barn looked so ugly from a distance that it seemed out of place in the otherwise beautiful valley."
Example Sentences
"an ugly face"
adjective
"ugly furniture"
adjective
"a surly waiter"
adjective
"an ugly frame of mind"
adjective
"would do something as despicable as murder"
adjective
"ugly crimes"
adjective
"the vile development of slavery appalled them"
adjective
"a slimy little liar"
adjective
"an atrocious automobile accident"
adjective
"a frightful crime of decapitation"
adjective