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pretty/beautiful |
/ˈbjuː.tɪ.f ə l/ /-t ̬ɪ-/ adjective
1. very attractive a beautiful woman breathtakingly beautiful scenery She was wearing a beautiful dress.
2. very pleasant a beautiful piece of music beautiful weather
3. mainly US very kind You did a beautiful thing in helping those poor children. |
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gorgeous |
/ˈgɔː.dʒəs/ /ˈgɔːr-/ adjective
very beautiful or pleasant What a gorgeous room/dress/colour! The bride looked gorgeous. The weather was so gorgeous.
Example:
She looks gorgeous wearing that red dress The flowers surrounding the house are gorgeous oh! Gorgeous move! |
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Ugly |
an ugly personality |
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hideous |
/ˈhɪd.i.əs/ adjective
extremely ugly or bad They've just built some hideous new apartment blocks on the seafront. She wears the most hideous colour combinations you could ever imagine.
Example: you are not ugly, you are hideous the police discovered a hideous scene that is hideous |
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grotesque |
/grə ʊ ˈtesk/ /groʊ-/ adjective
strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way By now she'd had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque. Gothic churches are full of devils and grotesque figures.
Example: The car is far from ugly. It's grotesque His action was so grotesque that everyone was shocked
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