Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ugly sister

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: ug-ly -sis-ter
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any one of the stepsisters of Cinderella in that story.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

ugly sisters (plural)

Questions

What does ugly sister mean?: Any one of the stepsisters of Cinderella in that story.

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