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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If I ever felt out of place, unpretty, unseen, I could always hum a Houston tune and know that I was none of those things.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
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
Mr. Albarn’s deliberately unpretty vocals mingled with David Bowie’s baritone drama and John Lennon’s bite, while the music dipped into the British Invasion, glam-rock, music hall and electropop, all with punk hindsight.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2015
Gurley Brown described herself as a former "Mouseburger" — "unpretty, unspecial, unformed" — who triumphed over her natural disadvantages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2014
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
