unprettily

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adverb

In a way that is not pretty, often deliberately so

“He sang unprettily.”

OriginEnglish prettily ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adverbunprettily (comparative more unprettily, superlative most unprettily)

comparative more unprettily · superlative most unprettily

  1. In a way that is not pretty, often deliberately so

    He sang unprettily.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishprettily
  9. Englishunprettily

From un- + prettily.

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APA

unprettily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprettily

MLA

“unprettily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprettily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unprettily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprettily.

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