pretty
adjective
pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness.
unpretty
-
a word derived from
pretty.
Example Sentences
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It’s clear that Ms. Schumer knows a thing or two about sexist ideologies, real power struggles and all the deeply unfunny, unpretty rest.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
So you are unlikely to find photos of old-fashioned sherry trifles, unpretty Irish stew or traditional meat-and-two-veg meals, unless it’s in a shrewdly ironic way.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2016
Banishing all memories of the blue-eyed teen idol of “Titanic,” he hides the baby face he’s been cursed with into his 40s behind a fastidiously unpretty rictus of physical suffering and existential despair.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2016
It’s more important in the end that UnREAL feels true to its characters–people of varying degrees who want things, and are driven by that wanting to make unpretty choices.
From Time ● Jun. 1, 2015
Ifemelu stared out of the window, half listening, thinking how unpretty Lagos was, roads infested with potholes, houses springing up unplanned like weeds.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
