Phrase guide

ugly as sin

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Extremely ugly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, not-comparable

Qualifier: simile

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: ošklivý jako noc — extremely ugly
  • Dutch: lelijk als de nacht — extremely ugly
  • Finnish: ruma kuin mikä — extremely ugly
  • Finnish: ruma kuin rullatuoli — extremely ugly
  • French: laid comme un pou — extremely ugly
  • French: laid comme les sept péchés capitaux — extremely ugly
  • German: hässlich wie die Nacht — extremely ugly
  • German: potthässlich — extremely ugly
  • Greek: κακάσχημος (kakáschimos) — extremely ugly
  • Hungarian: csúnya, mint a bűn — extremely ugly
  • Italian: brutto come la fame — extremely ugly
  • Italian: brutto come la morte — extremely ugly
  • Italian: fare schifo al cazzo — extremely ugly
  • Norwegian: stygg som juling — extremely ugly
  • Polish: brzydki jak noc listopadowa — extremely ugly
  • Polish: brzydki jak noc — extremely ugly
  • Portuguese: mais feio que bater em mãe — extremely ugly
  • Romanian: urât ca păcatul — extremely ugly
  • Russian: стра́шный, как сме́ртный грех (strášnyj, kak smértnyj grex) — extremely ugly
  • Spanish: más feo que un pecado — extremely ugly
  • Spanish: más feo que Picio — extremely ugly
  • Spanish: más feo que Carracuca — extremely ugly
  • Swedish: ful som stryk — extremely ugly