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esthetically challenged

esthetically challenged adjective: ugly.

Adjective

esthetically challenged

  1. (euphemistic, humorous) Ugly.

Origin of esthetically challenged

An ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like mentally challenged.

Questions about esthetically challenged

What does esthetically challenged mean?
Esthetically challenged means ugly.
What part of speech is esthetically challenged?
Esthetically challenged is an adjective.

Words near esthetically challenged in the dictionary

  1. esthetic information
  2. esthetic surgeries
  3. esthetic surgery
  4. esthetical
  5. esthetically
  6. esthetically challenged
  7. esthetician
  8. estheticians
  9. estheticise
  10. estheticised
  11. estheticises

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