different between ugly vs contemptible
ugly
English
Alternative forms
- ougly (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English ugly, uggely, uglike, borrowed from Old Norse uggligr (“fearful, dreadful, horrible in appearance”), from uggr (“fear, apprehension, dread”) (possibly related to agg (“strife, hate”)), equivalent to ug +? -ly. Cognate with Scots ugly, uglie, Icelandic ugglegur. Meaning softened to "very unpleasant to look at" around the late 14th century, and sense of "morally offensive" attested from around 1300.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???li/
- Rhymes: -??li
Adjective
ugly (comparative uglier, superlative ugliest)
- Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.
- Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
- Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
- (Southern US) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
- Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
Related terms
- ug
Synonyms
- (displeasing to the eye): hideous, homely, repulsive, unattractive, uncomely, unsightly
- (displeasing to the ear or some other sense): displeasing, repulsive, unattractive
- (offensive to one's sensibilities or morality): corrupt, immoral, vile
- See also Thesaurus:ugly
Antonyms
- (displeasing to the eye): attractive, beautiful, gorgeous, handsome, pretty, sightly
- (displeasing to the ear or some other sense): attractive, pleasing
- (offensive to one's sensibilities or morality): moral
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
ugly (countable and uncountable, plural uglies)
- (slang, uncountable) Ugliness.
- 2009: Lady Gaga and RedOne, "Bad Romance":
- I want your ugly / I want your disease.
- 2009: Lady Gaga and RedOne, "Bad Romance":
- (slang) An ugly person or thing.
- (Britain, informal, dated) A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.
- 1857, Charles Kingsley, Two Years Ago
- blue uglies
- 1857, Charles Kingsley, Two Years Ago
Translations
Verb
ugly (third-person singular simple present uglies, present participle uglying, simple past and past participle uglied)
- (transitive, nonstandard) To make ugly (sometimes with up).
Anagrams
- guly
ugly From the web:
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- how to say you are ugly
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contemptible
English
Alternative forms
- contemptable (archaic, nonstandard)
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin contemptibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?t?mpt?b?l/
Adjective
contemptible (comparative more contemptible, superlative most contemptible)
- deserving contempt
Synonyms
- despicable
- disdainable
- hateworthy
- See also Thesaurus:despicable
Antonyms
- respectable
- venerable
Translations
contemptible From the web:
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