none-so-pretty

[ nuhn-soh-prit-ee, -prit-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural none-so-pret·ties.

First recorded in 1690–1700

The colt would not be sold and None-so-pretty would have to go in his place.

He got mixed up with Joshua, and the cactus and None-so-pretty and heaps of white flowers.

The children still call their new stepmother None-so-pretty.

No man, let be a Major, could have resisted None-so-pretty at that moment.

“I could get the same price for None-so-pretty,” said Peter after a long pause.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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