unpretty
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
Definition of unpretty
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Not pretty.
“I wish I could tie you up in my shoes, / Make you feel unpretty too. / I was told I was beautiful / But what does that mean to you?”
“It is bounded […] by Conduit Avenue, the unpretty highway that moves Brooklyn traffic to Kennedy International Airport.”
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adj
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Not pretty.
“I wish I could tie you up in my shoes, / Make you feel unpretty too. / I was told I was beautiful / But what does that mean to you?”
“It is bounded […] by Conduit Avenue, the unpretty highway that moves Brooklyn traffic to Kennedy International Airport.”
verb
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(transitive)To make unpretty or less attractive
“Vast gloom unprettied the features of Herman Ruth today when he gave himself to serious contemplation of the distressing futility of many things and how increasingly tough it's becoming for an honest feller to get along in this wearying world.”
“I turned toward him. I wanted to unpretty Simon's prettiness—bloody his outfit, crush his nose, and knock out his teeth.”
“I looked around and saw a blond woman wearing old-lady glasses and sitting by herself. It was her. The woman from the modeling spread. It's always a little silly to see pretty women trying to unpretty themselves with glasses.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From un- + pretty (adjective).
Words you can make from unpretty
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2-letter words
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