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Etymology

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un- +‎ ugly

Adjective

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unugly (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Not aesthetically displeasing; not ugly.
    • 1893, William Morris, The Ideal Book[1]:
      Well, I lay it down, first, that a book quite unornamented can look actually and positively beautiful, and not merely un-ugly, if it be, so to say, architecturally good, which, by the by, need not add much to its price []
    • 2000, Charles Gustafson, A Visa for Ahmad: Escape from Libya, page 94:
      The Caldwells decided, at least for the moment, to be accommodating, unugly Americans. They picked up their pastis and their menus and reestablished themselves at the table across the aisle.