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Word: Pretty
Speech Type: Adjective
Old 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, skilful, admirable, pleasing, nice’ has parallels in adjectives such as canny, fine, nice, etc.
ˈprɪti
(of a person, especially a woman or child) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
Short Definition:attractive in delicate way
Examples:- a pretty little girl with an engaging grin
used ironically to express annoyance or displeasure
Short Definition:expressing annoyance or displeasure
Examples:- he led me a pretty dance
Word: Pretty
Speech Type: Adverb
ˈprɪti
to a moderately high degree; fairly
Short Definition:fairly
Examples:- he looked pretty fit for his age
- it was a pretty bad injury
Word: Pretty
Speech Type: Noun
ˈprɪti
an attractive thing, especially a trinket
Short Definition:attractive thing
Examples:- he buys her lots of pretties—bangles and rings
Word: Pretty
Speech Type: Verb
ˈprɪti
make pretty or attractive
Short Definition:make pretty
Examples:- she'll be all prettied up and ready to go in an hour
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