Anything bad that happens to you on the course, especially when you hit a poor shot, is ugly So when you hit an incredibly bad shot, don't curse, just say, "Man, that was ugly," and everyone will nod with understanding
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"
If you refer to an event or situation as ugly, you mean that it is very unpleasant, usually because it involves violent or aggressive behaviour. There have been some ugly scenes The confrontation turned ugly. + ugliness ug·li·ness the subtlety and ugliness of sexual harassment
provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
If you say that someone or something is ugly, you mean that they are very unattractive and unpleasant to look at. an ugly little hat She makes me feel dowdy and ugly. beautiful + ugliness ug·li·ness the raw ugliness of his native city. beauty
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer