"unugly" meaning in English

See unugly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: un- + ugly Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|ugly}} un- + ugly Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unugly (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Not aesthetically displeasing; not ugly. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-unugly-en-adj-~W9mXUCZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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          "text": "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 […]",
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          "ref": "2000, Charles Gustafson, A Visa for Ahmad: Escape from Libya, page 94",
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        "(rare) Not aesthetically displeasing; not ugly."
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