deformis es
To say "you're ugly" in Latin, use deformis es.
The phrase is used to make a statement telling someone that they are not physically attractive.
Which one should you use?
While deformis es is a direct way to say you are ugly, the phrase Speciem tuam foedam esse censeo is used to express the more formal opinion that someone's appearance is ugly.
Did you know?
- Roman writers sometimes used the word monstruosus as a more extreme version of deformis to suggest someone looked like a mythological monster.
- While deformis es is a simple statement, adding the word optime would ironically mean 'you are excellently ugly', which could be used in a sarcastic or hyperbolic way.
- In Roman poetry, describing someone as deformis could be used metaphorically to describe a speech or a piece of writing that was 'distorted' or 'ill-structured'.
Examples in context
- Deformis es.You're ugly.
- Cur dicitur tibi deformis es?Why is it said that you are ugly?
Example conversation
Quintus and Lucia are having a harsh argument in a street.
- QuintusLucia, deformis es.Lucia, you're ugly.
- LuciaQuintus, tu es crudelis!Quintus, you are cruel!
- QuintusVeritas est.It is the truth.
- LuciaItaque vale.And so, goodbye.
