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adjectivebugly (comparative more bugly or buglier, superlative most bugly or bugliest)
comparative more bugly · comparative buglier · superlative most bugly · superlative bugliest
- slangExceptionally ugly.
I have never seen such a bugly guy in my life!
2000, Richard Spears, NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions2 more examples
She has immense white teeth that snap, and a bugly bonnet, with one dismal ostrich feather wobbling sternly on end.
1896, David Macbeth Moir, Conjugal Amenities“For every ugly there's a bugly.” She smiled.
2010, Denise Mina, Still Midnight
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