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Words from various languages that built the English language

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behoove
ugsome
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PRONUNCIATION:

(UG-suhm)

MEANING:

adjective: Dreadful, loathsome.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old Norse ugga (to fear). As in many typical stories where one child in a family becomes well-known while the other remains obscure, "ugly" and "ugsome" are two words derived from the same root -- one is an everyday word while the other remains uncommon. Earliest documented use: around 1425.

USAGE:

"She believed it was a step in the right direction that would eventually lead to abolishment of the ugsome deeds befalling all of them."
Catherine Ann Sabatino; Voices in the Midst; AuthorHouse; 2010.

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