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Meanings of ugly in English
Synonyms
Examples for "surly"
Examples for "surly"
1
However, surly influences indicate minor problems relating to a clash of wills.
2
A surly 'Don't count on it' was the best she could manage.
3
He manifested interest in the gambling of the players by surly grunts.
4
He answered all the questions put to him in a surly tone.
5
You pitched in so gladly, while the others were surly and grumbling.
Usage of ugly in English
1
The mediocre in poetry is merely fatuous; in sculpture, it is ugly.
2
It began to break out in ugly blisters; I was in despair.
3
Those are just the ugly parts they play in the present drama.
4
Take the thing away, sir: it is ugly; it has black eyes.
5
Just the toy-villages in boxes, uniform as graves and ugly as bricks-
6
When I meet an ugly fact I look it in the face.
7
All down it waves the line of beauty in very ugly carving.
8
Once in a while I gave a look towards the ugly precipice.
9
It looked to them a dark and ugly blank; and no wonder.
10
There were ugly passions in the world-jealousy ,envy ,suspicion ;butnot hate.
11
In its place stood Progress; and Progress, I understand, is necessarily ugly.
12
One day I saw an ugly piece of charcoal in the road.
13
Awful is the fate of the unfortunate dreamer of this ugly animal.
14
The ugly flash in the eyes that had been wistful, shocked her.
15
It is built of red stone, and is not ugly in itself.
16
A mere ugly mask; turn it, and see that it is so.
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Ugly across language varieties
Australia
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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