pug-ugly

Hard to look at

Pug-ugly means extremely ugly, with a face like a pug dog's—squashed, lumpy, not easy to look at.

The term is informal and emphatic: He was pug-ugly but somehow charming.

Sometimes used as a noun for an ugly person, especially a thug or ruffian.

informal

fugly

Emphatically ugly, profanely

double-bagger · toad · beast · scarecrow · fright · mess · wreck · nightmare

appearance

hideous

Extremely unpleasant to see

homely · unattractive · frightful · ghastly · monstrous · gargoyle · eyesore · repellent · off-putting · plain

objects

eyesore

Offensively unattractive thing

dump · rattletrap · jalopy · beater · clunker · heap · wreck · hovel · shack · brutalist

Opposites
physical attractiveness

pug-uglybeautiful

Extremely pleasing aesthetically

gorgeous · stunning · handsome · attractive · lovely

Family

pug, ugly, pugs, uglier, ugliest, ugliness, uglify

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG