ugly

Words with a similar base: ugly

'ugly'

[ugly.a.01] as in: displeasing to the senses

Examples:
an ugly face
ugly furniture

'ugly'

[surly.s.01] as in: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

Examples:
a surly waiter
an ugly frame of mind

'ugly'

[despicable.s.01] as in: morally reprehensible

Examples:
would do something as despicable as murder
ugly crimes
the vile development of slavery appalled them
a slimy little liar

'ugly'

[atrocious.s.03] as in: provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

Examples:
an atrocious automobile accident
a frightful crime of decapitation
an alarming, even horrifying, picture
war is beyond all words horrible
an ugly wound

Origins

					ugly (English)
└── ugly (Middle English (1100-1500))

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