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ugly

/ˈʌɡli/

Meanings
noun
Ugliness.

Examples :

"The ugly of the old house, with its cracked paint and broken windows, made it hard to sell. "
appearance quality essential

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration unpleasant

unpleasant adjective

/ʌnˈplezənt/

Not pleasant.

"The weather forecast predicted an unpleasant day, with rain and strong winds. "

Illustration competition

competition noun

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/

The action of competing.

"The competition for this job is strong."

Illustration aesthetically

aesthetically adverb

/iːsˈθetɪkli/ /esˈθetɪkli/

In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.

"She arranged the flowers aesthetically, carefully choosing colors and textures to create a beautiful centerpiece. "

Illustration screeching

screeching verb

/ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/

To make such a sound.

"The tires were screeching as the car stopped suddenly. "

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Illustration projecting

projecting verb

/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/

To extend beyond a surface.

"The shelf is projecting about a foot from the wall. "

Illustration quarrelsome

quarrelsome adjective

/ˈkwɔːrəlsəm/ /ˈkwɑːrəlsəm/

Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.

"My neighbor is so quarrelsome; he's always arguing with someone about something. "

Illustration disagreeable

disagreeable noun

[dɪsəˈɡɹi.əbəɫ]

Something displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.

"The disagreeable about taking the bus to work is the crowded conditions and the frequent delays. "

Illustration displeasing

displeasing verb

/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/

To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.

"I felt displeased with the boy."

Illustration sensibilities

sensibilities noun

/ˌsɛnsəˈbɪlətiz/

The ability to sense, feel or perceive; responsiveness to sensory stimuli; sensitivity.

""The loud music at the party offended my grandmother's delicate sensibilities." "

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "