Pretty vs. Ugly

By Jaxson

  • Pretty (adjective)

    Pleasant in sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. from 15th c.

  • Pretty (adjective)

    Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing. from 15th c.

  • Pretty (adjective)

    Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty. from 15th c.

  • Pretty (adjective)

    Cunning; clever, skilful. from 9th c.

  • Pretty (adjective)

    Moderately large; considerable. from 15th c.

  • Pretty (adjective)

    Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.). from 16th c.

  • Pretty (adjective)

    Awkward, unpleasant. from 16th c.

  • Pretty (adverb)

    Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.

  • Pretty (adverb)

    Prettily, in a pretty manner.

  • Pretty (noun)

    A pretty person; a term of address to a pretty person.

  • Pretty (noun)

    Something that is pretty.

    “”We’ll stop at the knife store a look at the sharp pretties.””

  • Pretty (verb)

    To make pretty; to beautify

  • Ugly (adjective)

    Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.

  • Ugly (adjective)

    Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.

  • Ugly (adjective)

    Offensive to one’s sensibilities or morality.

    “He played an ugly trick on us.”

  • Ugly (adjective)

    Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.

    “an ugly temper; to feel ugly”

  • Ugly (adjective)

    Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.

    “an ugly rumour; an ugly customer; an ugly wound”

    “With all this competition, expect things to get ugly.”

Wiktionary
  • Pretty (adjective)

    (of a person, especially a woman or child) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful

    “a pretty little girl with an engaging grin”

  • Pretty (adjective)

    (of a thing) pleasing to the eye or the ear

    “a pretty summer dress”

  • Pretty (adjective)

    used ironically to express annoyance or displeasure

    “he led me a pretty dance”

  • Pretty (adverb)

    to a moderately high degree; fairly

    “he looked pretty fit for his age”

    “it was a pretty bad injury”

  • Pretty (noun)

    an attractive thing, especially a trinket

    “he buys her lots of pretties—bangles and rings”

  • Pretty (noun)

    used to refer in a condescending way to an attractive person

    “six pretties in sequined leotards”

  • Pretty (verb)

    make pretty or attractive

    “she’ll be all prettied up and ready to go in an hour”

Oxford Dictionary

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