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Fair enough – if I were a youthful-looking 66-year-old, like Dobson, I’d want to stress that uglification on screen was purely prosthetic.

From The Guardian • May 25, 2015

Ten years ago, St. James, Mo., looked like a town that was out to win the grand prize for uglification.

From Time Magazine Archive

He insists that the Government also study the wise use of all of the nation's vulnerable natural resources, and specifically a campaign against such blights as pollution, overcrowding and planned uglification.

From Time Magazine Archive

It may even eliminate the ultimate uglification described earlier by Washington's Senator Warren Magnuson.

From Time Magazine Archive

Everywhere in it, were to be seen strenuous efforts at uglification, crowned with unmeasured success.

From Animal Heroes by Seton, Ernest Thompson