# uglies

Pronunciation: say "UG-leez" /ˈʌɡliz/

## Noun

1. Plural of ugly. — plural of ugly
   - Simple: Plural of ugly. Use this form when you mean more than one ugly person or thing.
   - _The fairy tale split its cast into radiant beauties and grotesque uglies._
   - _She filled the margins of her notebook with rows of grinning uglies._
2. The quality or condition of being ugly. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The state of being ugly, or not nice to look at.
   - _The cheap remodel left the lobby with a distinct case of the uglies._
   - _Years of neglect gave the once-grand hotel a thick coat of the uglies._
4. A derogatory collectors' term for the postage stamps issued by the feudatory states of India. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A rude nickname stamp collectors use for old postage stamps from certain small Indian states.
   - _The dealer tossed a bundle of uglies into the discount bin._
   - _Few serious collectors bothered with uglies until prices began to climb._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present indicative of ugly. Nonstandard. *(nonstandard)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of ugly
   - Simple: Present form of ugly for he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water. Nonstandard.
   - _Cheap construction uglies the whole neighborhood._
   - _Each new billboard uglies the once-quiet stretch of highway._

## Origin

Formed from "ugly" with the suffix "-s".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/uglies (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).