adjectives to go with appearance

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englishhobby

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Which of these adjectives can be used with te word appearance?

-plain
-plain-looking
-ugly
-repulsive
-ordinary
-funny
-unpleasant
-dowdy
-slatternly

I think plain an ugly can't be used in co mbination with appearance, but how about the rest?
 

Boris Tatarenko

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What makes you think "plain" and "ugly" do not sound good with "appearance"? In fact only native speakers can answer such questions properly but I googled it and found that "plain", "ugly", "repulsive" are used with the word "appearance".

If you want to know what online-service I use - it's Fraze.it
 
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I think there are infinite possibilities when you talk about appearance.
 

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Hey, Boris. Now that you're answering questions, you should put "Not a teacher" in your post.
 

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Hey, Boris. Now that you're answering questions, you should put "Not a teacher" in your post.

I have it in my signature.
 

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Hey, Boris. Now that you're answering questions, you should put "Not a teacher" in your post.

And what about Boris's answer about the usage of the adjectives with 'appearance'? Do you agree?
 
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