Ŭg'ly, a.
a. [compar. UGLIER; superl. UGLIEST.] [O. Eng. also ugsome, frightful, horrible; A-S. egle, egele, troublesome, hateful, Goth. agis, base, aglus, difficult, Goth. agis, A-S. òga, Icel. ògn, terror, Goth. ògan, to fear, ògjan, to frighten.]
Sense 1. Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; deformed; hateful. “Like the toad, ugly and venomous.” Shak.
O, I have passed a miserable night, So full of ugly sights, of ghastly dreams. Shak.
Sense 2. Ill-natured; cross-grained; as, an ugly temper; an ugly speech.