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big and ugly enough

big and ugly enough is the alternative form of big enough and ugly enough.

Meaning of big enough and ugly enough

Adjective

big enough and ugly enough

  1. (informal) Mature, grown-up, old enough (with the implication that one can look after oneself and make one's own decisions).
    • Her aunt answered, 'You just go off my child. There are two young women here who are big enough and ugly enough to help me with the dishes.'2002, Nokuthula Mazibuko, In the Fast Lane, →ISBN, page 59

Questions about big and ugly enough

What is big and ugly enough the alternative form of?
Big and ugly enough is the alternative form of big enough and ugly enough.

Words near big and ugly enough in the dictionary

  1. big agile
  2. big air
  3. Big Ambergris Cay
  4. big and bad
  5. big and tall
  6. big and ugly enough
  7. Big Ange
  8. Big Apple
  9. big as a barn
  10. big as a house
  11. big as bull-beef

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