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ugly as bull-beef

ugly as bull-beef adjective: very ugly.

Adjective

ugly as bull-beef (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, slang, simile) Very ugly.

Questions about ugly as bull-beef

What does ugly as bull-beef mean?
Ugly as bull-beef means very ugly.
What part of speech is ugly as bull-beef?
Ugly as bull-beef is an adjective.

Words near ugly as bull-beef in the dictionary

  1. Uglish
  2. uglisome
  3. ugly
  4. Ugly American
  5. Ugly Americans
  6. ugly as bull-beef
  7. ugly as sin
  8. ugly cried
  9. ugly cries
  10. ugly cry
  11. ugly crying

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