Information about the word ugly (English → Esperanto: malbela)

Synonym: nasty

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈɐɡlɪ/
Hyphenationug·ly
Shavian alphabet𐑳𐑜𐑤𐑦
Deseret alphabet𐐲𐑀𐑊𐐮

Degrees of comparison

Positiveugly
Comparativeuglier
Superlativeugliest

Usage samples

Would anyone—even the princess Suldrun—prefer to be ugly?

Translations

Afrikaanslelik
Danishgrim
Dutchlelijk
Esperantomalbela; turpa
Faeroeseljótur
Frenchlaid
Germanhäßlich
Greek (Old Greek)αἰσχρός
Hawaiianpupuka
Hungariancsúnya
Icelandicljótur
Jamaican Patoisogli
Latinturpis
Malayburuk; jelek
Norwegianstygg; heslig
Papiamentomahos; mahoso
Polishbrzydki
Portuguesefeio; hediondo
Romanianurât
Saterland Frisianhässelk; lälk; oolk
Spanishfeo
Sranantakru
Swedishful
Thaiน่าเกลียด
Ukrainianпоганий
Welshhagr; hyll
West Frisianlilk