Ugly

·vt To make ugly.

II. Ugly ·noun A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet.

III. Ugly ·superl Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.

IV. Ugly ·superl Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.

V. Ugly ·superl Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.

ugly
Ill-tempered; bad. New England. Ex. 'He is an ugly fellow,' i. e. of a bad disposition; wicked. The ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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A disagreeable or troublesome companion. Capt. H.----, whom we met at St. Francisco, carried a numb...

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