Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ugliest

/ˈʌɡliəst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: ugli-est
IPA: /ˈʌɡliəst/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

superlative form of ugly: most ugly

Example Sentences

"She is the ugliest thing I've ever seen."
""Perry Barr was probably the ugliest station across the whole of the West Midlands, [...]" says West Midlands Mayor Andy Street."

Questions

How do you pronounce ugliest?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌɡliəst/.
What does ugliest mean?: superlative form of ugly: most ugly

How to pronounce ugliest

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