Ugsome

//ˈʌɡsəm// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Ugly; horrible; disgusting; offensive, loathsome, repellent. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal

    "This is hell, this is the image of death, this is hell, ſuch an euil fauored face, ſuch an ugſom countenance, ſuche an horrible viſage our ſauiour Chriſt ſaw of death and hell in the gardein."

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"This is hell, this is the image of death, this is hell, ſuch an euil fauored face, ſuch an ugſom countenance, ſuche an horrible viſage our ſauiour Chriſt ſaw of death and hell in the gardein."

Etymology

From Middle English ugsom, equivalent to ug + -some.

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