Pretty vs. Ugly

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.”