uglies

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of ugly. Use this form when you mean more than one ugly person or thing.

   The comic was packed with cute heroes and silly little uglies.

   In the game you must jump over the uglies to reach the door.

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2. 2
   nouncolloquialplural

   The state of being ugly, or not nice to look at.

   The messy room had a bad case of the uglies.

   All those weeds gave the yard a serious dose of the uglies.

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3. 3
   verbnonstandard

   Present form of ugly for he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water. Nonstandard.

   Bad lighting uglies even the prettiest room.

   Rust uglies the old car a little more each year.

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4. 4
   nounderogatorycolloquialplural

   A rude nickname stamp collectors use for old postage stamps from certain small Indian states.

   Grandpa kept a whole album of uglies from the old princely states.

   She paid very little for a packet of uglies at the stamp fair.

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