unpretty
adjective
un·pret·ty
ˌən-ˈpri-tē 
-ˈpər-,
also -ˈpru̇-
unprettier; unprettiest
: not pretty: such as
a
: not pleasant to look at
an awkward and unpretty child
b
: not pleasant or appealing
an unpretty life
facing an unpretty situation
… Wilson paints an unpretty picture of life on tour.—
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Examples of unpretty in a Sentence
an unpretty accumulation of trash right next to the entrance to the restaurant
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Alone in unpretty industrial locales, Young seems at home.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
Here, on display, in courts and prisons, is the unpretty gunk of liberal democracy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020
Hari Kunzru’s new novel, Red Pill, offers a memorably unpretty glimpse into suburban Germany, a place rocked by the same strain of bleak, post-truth right-wing extremism that fills up Trump rallies and Blue Lives Matter protests.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
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Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
Here, on display, in courts and prisons, is the unpretty gunk of liberal democracy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020
Hari Kunzru’s new novel, Red Pill, offers a memorably unpretty glimpse into suburban Germany, a place rocked by the same strain of bleak, post-truth right-wing extremism that fills up Trump rallies and Blue Lives Matter protests.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
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“Unpretty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpretty. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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