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uglies

uglies noun: ugliness. Also the plural of ugly.

Noun (1)

uglies pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) Ugliness.
    • Yet while the protection premise is solid, cellphone cases are often plagued with a bad case of the uglies.2009 September 7, Robert Cribb, “Rubbery cases for your loved one”, in Toronto Star

Noun (2)

uglies pl (plural only)

  1. (derogatory, informal, plural, plural-only) The stamps of the Indian feudatory states.
    • The Feudatory States' stamps, with their distinctive designs, are philatelically known as "uglies", a name well deserved in many cases.1960, The Illustrated Weekly of India, Publisher, Times of India, Volume 81, Issue 2 - Page 67
    • British collectors have sometimes referred to these as “the Uglies,” though it’s unclear when or where this term originated.2017, India feudatory ‘Uglies’ shine at Cherrystone auction, Author

Also used as

uglies is also the plural of ugly.

uglies is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of ugly.

Origin of uglies

From ugly + -s.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Phrases with uglies

Questions about uglies

What does uglies mean?
Uglies means ugliness.
What part of speech is uglies?
Uglies is a noun.

Words near uglies in the dictionary

  1. ugli fruits
  2. uglied
  3. uglied up
  4. uglier
  5. uglier than homemade soap
  6. uglies
  7. uglies up
  8. ugliest
  9. uglification
  10. uglifications
  11. uglified

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