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
As a child, I was an easy mark for playground torments: smart, insufferably rule-abiding, decidedly unpretty.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2018
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
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
