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uglify

/ˈʌɡ.lɪ.faɪ/
ug · li · fy
Adjective:ugly
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Past Simple:uglified
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Past Participle:uglified
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Present Participle:uglifying
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uglify Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To make or cause something to become ugly or unattractive.

Example

"Critics argued that the massive concrete billboards would uglify the historic town square."

2

To minify or obfuscate source code by removing whitespace, comments, and readable variable names so as to reduce file size (in software development).

Example

"Before deploying the web application to production, the build script will uglify all JavaScript files to improve loading speeds."

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• Nearby Words

ugandan blind snake
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ugliness
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Word Origin & Etymology

First recorded in the late 16th century from the adjective 'ugly' combined with the verb-forming suffix '-ify', the word was later popularized in 1865 by Lewis Carroll as a playful antonym to 'beautify' in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Uglify. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/uglify
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