not be a pretty sight
humorousDefinition
› to be ugly or unpleasant to look at: I can tell you, first thing in the morning he's not a pretty sight.Not attractive to look atSerious and unpleasant
(Definition of not be a pretty sight from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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not be a patch on sth idiom
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not be all fun and games idiom
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not be all it's cracked up to be idiom
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not be as black as you are painted idiom
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not be beyond the wit of man/sb idiom
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not be born yesterday idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blot on the landscape idiom
- be no oil painting idiom
- be not much to look at idiom
- blowsy adjective
- charmless adjective
- florid adjective (DECORATED)
- gaunt adjective
- ghoulish adjective
- horsey adjective
- icky adjective
- inelegant adjective
- look a fright idiom
- minger noun
- monstrosity noun
- putrid adjective (UNPLEASANT)
- ugly adjective (NOT ATTRACTIVE)
- unappealing adjective
- unattractive adjective
- unbecoming adjective
- unflattering adjective
Topic:
Not attractive to look at
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