pug-ugly

adjective

Extremely ugly.

Meanings

adjectivepug-ugly (comparative more pug-ugly, superlative most pug-ugly)

comparative more pug-ugly · superlative most pug-ugly

  1. Extremely ugly.

    Then look at the medical profession as a whole. A more pug-ugly collection of badly-dressed social misfits would be difficult to find.

    2014, Doctor at Large, by Richard Gordon, House of Stratus, →ISBN
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    We've all witnessed it: 'Look at his wee nose and those darling eyes, he's the most beautiful baby in the world,' uttered to the most pug-ugly baby you have ever seen.

    2017, Inside Out Parenting: How to Build Strong Children from a Core of Self-Esteem, by Dr Holan Liang, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN
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APA

pug-ugly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pug-ugly

MLA

“pug-ugly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pug-ugly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pug-ugly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pug-ugly.

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