uglily
/ˈʌɡləli/
uglily adverb: in an ugly manner.
Adverb
uglily (comparative more uglily, superlative most uglily)
- In an ugly manner.
- “One thing at least is certain,” remarked King Helmas, frowning uglily, “and it is that among the Peohtes all persons who dispute our prophecies are burned at the stake.”1921, James Branch Cabell, “The Crown of Wisdom”, in Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances, Robert M[edill] McBride & Co., part one (The Book of Credit), page 56
- Food was pleasant; the sun hot; and this killing oneself, how does one set about it, with a table knife, uglily, with floods of blood,—by sucking a gaspipe?1925 May 14, Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway, London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, →OCLC
Forms of uglily
| comparative | more uglily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most uglily |
Origin of uglily
From Middle English ugglili, equivalent to ugly + -ly.
Questions about uglily
- What does uglily mean?
- Uglily means in an ugly manner.
- What part of speech is uglily?
- Uglily is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce uglily?
- Uglily is pronounced /ˈʌɡləli/.
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