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ugly sister

ugly sister noun: any one of the stepsisters of Cinderella in that story.

Noun

ugly sister (plural ugly sisters)

  1. Any one of the stepsisters of Cinderella in that story.
    • The Cinderella of the present trio is the Freshwater, which is laid up in the winter months, when one or other of her ugly sisters is sufficient to cope with the service.1956 February, R. C. Riley, “The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 82

Forms of ugly sister

pluralugly sisters

Questions about ugly sister

What does ugly sister mean?
Ugly sister means any one of the stepsisters of Cinderella in that story.
What part of speech is ugly sister?
Ugly sister is a noun.
What is the plural of ugly sister?
The plural of ugly sister is ugly sisters.

Words near ugly sister in the dictionary

  1. ugly law
  2. ugly man
  3. ugly men
  4. ugly milk-cap
  5. ugly milk-caps
  6. ugly sister
  7. ugly sisters
  8. ugly stick
  9. ugly sticks
  10. ugly up
  11. ugly-finder

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