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none-so-pretty

[ nuhn-soh-prit-ee, -prit-ee ]

/ ˈnʌn soʊˈprɪt i, -ˌprɪt i /

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noun, plural none-so-pret·ties.

sweet william catchfly.

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Origin of none-so-pretty

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby none-so-pretty

none of one's business, none of the above, none other than, nonequivalence, nones, none-so-pretty, nonessential, nonessential amino acid, non est, nonesuch, nonet

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How to use none-so-pretty in a sentence

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I think the response of the French government so far has been pretty appropriate in that regard.
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I gotta say—I think this past year was pretty bad for music.
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“Jeffrey wanted me to tell you that you looked so pretty,” the female voice said into my disbelieving ear.
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Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.
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None other would dare to show herself unveiled to a stranger, and a white man at that.
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Yet if there is a measure of untruth in such pretty flatteries, one needs to be superhuman in order to condemn them harshly.
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As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.
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He glanced aside, and saw an exceedingly pretty, dark face, which looked vaguely familiar.
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