cast iron vs ugly

cast iron

adj
  • Inflexible or without exception. 

  • Made of cast iron. 

  • Durable; tough; resilient. 

noun
  • A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould. 

ugly

adj
  • Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss. 

  • Displeasing to the ear or some other sense. 

  • Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. 

  • Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome. 

  • Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality. 

noun
  • An ugly person or thing. 

  • Any product whose size and shape prevents it from fitting neatly on a pallet. 

  • Ugliness. 

verb
  • To make ugly (sometimes with up). 

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