ugly sister

noun

Any one of the stepsisters of Cinderella in that story.

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Meanings

nounugly sister (plural ugly sisters)

plural ugly sisters

  1. Any one of the stepsisters of Cinderella in that story.

    The Cinderella of the present trio is the Freshwater, which is laid up in the winter months, when one or other of her ugly sisters is sufficient to cope with the service.

    1956 February, R. C. Riley, “The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 82
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APA

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MLA

“ugly sister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ugly%20sister. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ugly sister,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ugly%20sister.

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