"ugsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʌɡsəm/ Forms: more ugsome [comparative], most ugsome [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English ugsom, equivalent to ug + -some. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ugsom}} Middle English ugsom, {{suffix|en|ug|some}} ug + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} ugsome (comparative more ugsome, superlative most ugsome)
  1. (chiefly UK dialectal, Scotland, Northern England) Ugly; horrible; disgusting; offensive, loathsome, repellent. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal Derived forms: ugsomeness
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