uglying
Rendering less attractive
Uglying is the present participle of ugly used as a verb, meaning to make something unattractive or unsightly: That new building is uglying up the whole neighborhood.
The verb form is informal and relatively uncommon, but appears in phrases like ugly up or uglying down to describe the process of making something less appealing.
Permanent mark from healing
- defaceDamage a surface's appearance
- marSpoil the appearance
- distortTwist from original form
- deformAlter shape permanently
blemish · mutilate · maim · warp · vandalize · damage · ruin · wreck
Unpleasant to look at
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
drab · gaudy · tacky · dowdy · plain · inelegant · garish · ghastly
scar
Permanent mark from healing
deform · blemish · mutilate · maim · warp · vandalize · damage · ruin · wreck · mangle
unsightly
Unpleasant to look at
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
hideous · drab · gaudy · tacky · dowdy · plain · inelegant · garish · ghastly · eyesore
rot
Organic breakdown process
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- deteriorateGrow worse over time
- corrodeDestroy through chemical action
erode · wither · crumble · decompose · putrefy · fester · mold · disintegrate · perish · atrophy
cheapen
Diminish in worth
downgrade · depreciate · lessen · reduce · weaken · undermine · belittle · disparage · denigrate · lower
uglyingprettifying
Making more visually pleasing
embellishing · adorning · enhancing · beautifying · glamorizing
beauty, ugly, ugliness, ugliest, uglier, uglies, uglify, uglified, uglifies