not a pretty sight
Definition of not a pretty sight
: not pleasant to see : untidy The kitchen was not a pretty sight after we finished making breakfast.
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: artful, clever
: pat, apt
: pleasing by delicacy or grace
: in some degree : moderately
: quite, mainly
: in a gracefully pleasing manner : prettily
: dainty clothes
: lingerie
: a pretty person or thing
: something that is seen : spectacle
: something ludicrous or disorderly in appearance
: a great number or quantity
: to get or catch sight of
: to look at through or as if through a sight
: to test for straightness
: based on recognition or comprehension without previous study
: payable on presentation
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