Meanings
comparative more ugglesome · superlative most ugglesome · alternative uglesome · alternative uglysome
- archaicUgly, hideous.
[…] ſo ſhe dyed miſerably, her body being Metamorphoſed, into blew and blacke colours, moſt vggleſome to behold, and her face (whiche befoꝛe was ſo amoꝛous) became moſte defoꝛmed, and fearefull to looke vpon.
1584 October 12, Phillip Stubs, The Anatomie of Abuses: Containing a Discouerie, or Briefe Summarie of Such Notable Vices and Corruptions, as Nowe Raigne in Many Christian Countreyes of the Worlde: […], 3rd edition, London: […] Richard Iones, →OCLC, folios 37, verso – 38, recto1 more example
Hath not dame Nature her ſelfe denied vnto vs her operation, in ſending fooꝛth aboꝛtiues, vntimely births, vggleſome monſters and fearfull miſhapen Creatures of God are angrie with vs and thꝛeaten vs with deſtruction, and yet we are nothing at all amẽded (alas) that ſhal become of vs?
1583 May 1, Phillip Stubbes, The Anatomie of Abuses: Contayning a Discouerie, or Briefe Summarie of Such Notable Vices and Imperfections, as Now Raigne in Many Christian Countreyes of the Worlde: […], London: […] [John Kingston for] Richard Iones, →OCLC, signature Q.ij., verso
Origin
From earlier *uglisome, uglysome, equivalent to ugly + -some.
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