Hideous
Hideous adjective - Unpleasant to look at.
Usage example: wearing a hideous Halloween mask that made the kids all jump with fright
Pretty
Pretty adjective - Very pleasing to look at.
Usage example: a pretty young girl
Both words in one sentence
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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.
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She's often called hideous, and is called a "night troll", though the actress is rather pretty in reality.
Source: Informed Deformity -
Noodle People: The protagonists are pretty scrawny, especially considering their hideous feats of strength.
Source: Video Game / The Dishwasher
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