pretty vs ugly
Definitions
adverb
- to certain extent or degree
adjective
- (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
Examples
The first part of the book is pretty boring, but it gets a lot better as the story goes on.
I turned up at the school yard with my hippie backpack slung over one shoulder feeling pretty cool.
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.
Definitions
adjective
- provoking horror
- morally reprehensible
- inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
- displeasing to the senses
Examples
So what better way of proving her wrong than sticking her personal Myspace pics all over his site, libellously accusing her of being a porn star, and calling her an ugly old slack-fannied man in drag although, even in the worst pics he could dig up, I'm quite sure she's a damn sight foxier than he ever will be.
They are also quite preternaturally ugly, bringing a rude abbreviation to the extension of the leg and drawing attention to the unbeautiful formlessness of the shoe, and the cheapness of its material and fabrication.
So what better way of proving her wrong than sticking her personal Myspace pics all over his site, libellously accusing her of being a porn star, and calling her an ugly old slack-fannied man in drag although, even in the worst pics he could dig up, I'm quite sure she's a damn sight foxier than he ever will be.
