pretty vs ugly

Definitions

adverb

1. to certain extent or degree

adjective

1. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
2. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

Examples

I turned up at the school yard with my hippie backpack slung over one shoulder feeling pretty cool.

The first part of the book is pretty boring, but it gets a lot better as the story goes on.

And those involved are pretty small: a few degrees between cooler land and warmer ocean at night, a few tens of degrees between tropics and poles.

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Definitions

adjective

1. provoking horror
2. morally reprehensible
3. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
4. displeasing to the senses

Examples

I can also detect in my writing my essential misanthropy rearing its ugly head.

Just as she reached the stairs to enter the house, an ugly gelding cantered to a stop and the rotund rider ungracefully dismounted.

Heat the oil in a casserole dish, ideally one that fits the meat snugly (or use a large frying pan and then transfer the joint to a casserole dish).

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