none-so-pretty

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

/ ˈnʌn soʊˈprɪt i, -ˌprɪt i /

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noun, plural none-so-pret·ties.

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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, non est, nonesuch, nonet, nonetheless

How to use none-so-pretty in a sentence

The colt would not be sold and None-so-pretty would have to go in his place.
White Lilac; or the Queen of the May|Amy Walton
He got mixed up with Joshua, and the cactus and None-so-pretty and heaps of white flowers.
White Lilac; or the Queen of the May|Amy Walton
The children still call their new stepmother None-so-pretty.
The Disentanglers|Andrew Lang
No man, let be a Major, could have resisted None-so-pretty at that moment.
The Disentanglers|Andrew Lang

“I could get the same price for None-so-pretty,” said Peter after a long pause.
White Lilac; or the Queen of the May|Amy Walton