Ugsome
//ˈʌɡsəm// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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