ugly

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

Ill-tempered; bad. New England. Ex. 'He is an ugly fellow,' i. e. of a bad disposition; wicked. The compound ugly-tempered is also used. They are both heard only among the illiterate.--Pickering.

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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.