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pretty (prit′ē)
adjective prettier -·tier, prettiest -·ti·est
- pleasing or attractive in a dainty, delicate, or graceful way rather than through striking beauty, elegance, grandeur, or stateliness
- fine; good; nice: often used ironically a pretty fix
- adroit; skillful a pretty move
- Archaic elegant
- Now Chiefly Scot. brave; bold; gallant
- Informal considerable; quite large a pretty price
Etymology: ME prati < OE prættig, crafty < prætt, craft, trick
adverb
noun pl. pretties -·ties
Related Forms:
- prettily pret′·tily adverb
- prettiness pret′·ti·ness noun
- prettyish pret′·ty·ish adjective
sitting pretty
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Alternate definitions:
pretty
modif.
Attractive
attractive, comely, lovely, good-looking; see beautiful 1.Pleasant
delightful, cheerful, pleasing; see pleasant 2.*Considerable
Somewhat
rather, tolerably, a little; see moderately.
sitting pretty*
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Modifies a noun
- village: The mornings ride was quite blissful, cycling through pretty villages in warm sunshine on long, quiet roads.
Modifying Another Word
- impossibly: Chipping Campden is another impossibly pretty place with lots of nice little shops, tea-rooms and pubs to while away an hour or two.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression'as prettyas an airport'.
it's a sex object if you're pretty and no love or love and no sex if you're fat
Her occasional pretty and picturesque use of dialect wordsöthose terrible marks of the beast to the truly genteel.
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