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| ug·ly duck·ling (plural ug·ly duck·lings) |
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1. undervalued person or thing: somebody or something originally considered ordinary but whose true beauty or value is later revealed or appreciated
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2. unattractive person or thing: somebody or something regarded as physically unappealing in comparison to others
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| [<The Ugly Duckling, children's story by Hans Christian Andersen in which a cygnet raised by a duck is considered ugly until it grows into a beautiful swan] |
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