ugly
Because it is a word with a single syllable, ugly is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofugly
- Ugliness.
- An ugly person or thing.
- A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.
- To make ugly (sometimes with up).
- Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.
- Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
- Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
Example: "He played an ugly trick on us."
- Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
Example: "an ugly temper; to feel ugly"
- Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
Example: "With all this competition, expect things to get ugly."
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