- adjectivepretty (adjective) · prettier (comparative adjective) · prettiest (superlative adjective)
- attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome:"a pretty little girl with an engaging grin"
- informalused ironically in expressions of annoyance or disgust:"it is a pretty state of affairs when a young fellow prefers the company of Italian fiddlers to taking possession of his own first command"
adverbinformalpretty (adverb)- to a moderately high degree; fairly:"he looked pretty fit for his age"
nouninformalpretty (noun) · pretties (plural noun)- an attractive thing, typically a pleasing but unnecessary accessory:"he buys her lots of pretties—bangles and rings and things"
- used to refer in a condescending way to an attractive person:"six pretties in sequined leotards"
verbpretty (verb) · pretties (third person present) · prettied (past tense) · prettied (past participle) · prettying (present participle)- make pretty or attractive:"she'll be all prettied up and ready to go in an hour"
OriginOld English prættig; related to Middle Dutch pertich ‘brisk, clever’, obsolete Dutch prettig ‘humorous, sporty’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘trick’. The sense development ‘deceitful, cunning, clever, skillful, admirable, pleasing, nice’ has parallels in adjectives such as canny, fine, nice, etc..Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective
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