Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ugly man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: ug-ly -man
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The person who garrottes the victim in a confederacy of three criminals, the others (the fore-stall and back-stall) blocking the victim's escape.

Obsolete

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ugly, man.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

ugly men (plural)

Phrases

beautiful woman ugly woman

Frequently Paired Words

beautiful woman ugly woman

Synonyms

toad

Antonyms

beautiful man

Questions

What does ugly man mean?: The person who garrottes the victim in a confederacy of three criminals, the others (the fore-stall and back-stall) blocking the victim's escape.

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