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ugly as sin

ugly as sin adjective: extremely ugly.

Adjective

ugly as sin (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory, simile) Extremely ugly.
    • It was easy enough to see that the child was a changeling, for it wasn't like other children at all it screamed and cried, as if a knife stuck in it, and it wheezed and hit about with its arms like a huldre-cat, and was as ugly as sin.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 298
    • 'She is a personality,' said M. Bouc. 'Ugly as sin, but she makes herself felt.'.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 26

Synonyms of ugly as sin

Questions about ugly as sin

What does ugly as sin mean?
Ugly as sin means extremely ugly.
What part of speech is ugly as sin?
Ugly as sin is an adjective.

Words near ugly as sin in the dictionary

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

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