Hideous and Pretty

Hideous

Hideous adjective - Unpleasant to look at.
Usage example: wearing a hideous Halloween mask that made the kids all jump with fright

Pretty is an antonym for hideous in grotesque topic.

Nearby Words: hide, hideously

Pretty

Pretty adjective - Very pleasing to look at.
Usage example: a pretty young girl

Hideous is an antonym for pretty in ugly topic.

Nearby Words: prettily, prettied, prettying

Both words in one sentence

  • Pointy Ears Lampshaded in the Cal Leandros series, where the pointy ears are pretty much the only thing the stories got right when they turned the hideous, murderous Auphe into elves.
    Source: Pointy Ears
  • Informed Deformity She's often called hideous, and is called a "night troll", though the actress is rather pretty in reality.
  • Video Game / The Dishwasher Noodle People: The protagonists are pretty scrawny, especially considering their hideous feats of strength.
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