"bugly" meaning in English

See bugly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-bugly.ogg [Australia] Forms: more bugly [comparative], buglier [comparative], most bugly [superlative], bugliest [superlative]
Etymology: Blend of butt + ugly. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|butt|ugly}} Blend of butt + ugly Head templates: {{en-adj|more|buglier}} bugly (comparative more bugly or buglier, superlative most bugly or bugliest)
  1. (slang) Exceptionally ugly. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bugly-en-adj-SLTlaw4t Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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