A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

UGLY

Thu, 28 Nov '24
Like many Christmas sweaters
Fri, 27 Sep '24
Reprehensible
Thu, 4 Jul '24
Not much to look at
Wed, 28 Feb '24
Nasty
Mon, 23 May '22
Unattractive
Mon, 20 Dec '21
"The ___ Duckling" (fairy tale)
Mon, 1 Nov '21
Pretty ___ (oxymoron)
Thu, 8 Apr '21
Meanspirited