Uga·rit·ic [,yü-gə-'ri-tik, ,ü-gə-] -n

  1. the Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew

Ugaritic -adj

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Ugarit, its inhabitants, or Ugaritic

ugh [often read as 'əg or 'ək̲ or] -interj

  1. used to indicate the sound of a cough or grunt or to express disgust or horror

Ug·li ['ə-glē] -trademark

  1. used for a tangelo

ug·li·fy ['ə-gli-,fī] -vt, n

  1. to make ugly

ug·li·ness ['ə-glē-nəs] -n

  1. the quality or state of being ugly
  2. something that is ugly

ug·ly ['ə-glē] -adj, adv

  1. frightful, dire
  2. offensive to the sight : hideous
  3. offensive or unpleasant to any sense
  4. morally offensive or objectionable
    • corruption-the ugliest stain of all
  5. likely to cause inconvenience or discomfort
    • the ugly truth
  6. surly, quarrelsome
    • an ugly disposition
    • the crowd got ugly

ugly -adv

  1. in an ugly manner
    • was acting ugly

Ugly American -n

  1. an American in a foreign country whose behavior is offensive to the people of that country

ugly duckling -n

  1. one that appears very unpromising but often has great potential

Ugri·an ['yü-grē-ən, 'ü-] -n, adj

  1. a member of a division of the Finno-Ugric peoples that includes the Hungarians and two peoples of western Siberia

Ugric ['yü-grik, 'ü-] -adj

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the languages of the Ugrians

ug·some ['əg-səm] -adj

  1. frightful, loathsome