pretty

  • 11pretty — pret|ty1 [ prıti ] adverb MAINLY SPOKEN *** 1. ) fairly: My TV s getting pretty old now. Todd looks pretty tired. 2. ) very: The weather is pretty awful, isn t it? pretty good: I can see they ve done a pretty good job of it. pretty much/well/near …

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  • 12pretty — I UK [ˈprɪtɪ] / US adverb Word forms pretty : comparative prettier superlative prettiest mainly spoken *** 1) fairly My TV s getting pretty old now. Tom looks pretty tired. 2) very The weather s been pretty awful, hasn t it? pretty good: I can… …

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  • 13pretty — I. adjective (prettier; est) Etymology: Middle English praty, prety, from Old English prættig tricky, from prætt trick; akin to Old Norse prettr trick Date: before 12th century 1. a. artful, clever b. pat, apt …

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  • 14pretty — /ˈprɪti / (say pritee) adjective (prettier, prettiest) 1. fair or attractive to the eye in a feminine or childish way: a pretty face. 2. (of things, places, etc.) pleasing to the eye, especially without grandeur. 3. pleasing to the ear: a pretty… …

  • 15pretty — prettily, adv. prettiness, n. prettyish, adj. /prit ee/, adj., prettier, prettiest, n., pl. pretties, adv., v., prettied, prettying. adj. 1. pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face. 2. (of things, places,… …

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  • 16pretty — [[t]prɪ̱ti[/t]] ♦♦ prettier, prettiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone, especially a girl, as pretty, you mean that they look nice and are attractive in a delicate way. She s a very charming and very pretty girl. Syn: good looking Derived… …

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  • 17pretty — adj., n., v., & adv. adj. (prettier, prettiest) 1 attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome (a pretty child; a pretty dress; a pretty tune). 2 fine or good of its kind (a pretty wit). 3 iron. considerable, fine (a… …

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  • 18pretty*/ — [ˈprɪti] adv spoken I 1) fairly My TV s getting pretty old now.[/ex] Tom looks pretty tired.[/ex] 2) very The weather s been pretty awful, hasn t it?[/ex] I can see they ve made a pretty good job of it.[/ex] • pretty much/well/nearly almost[/ex]… …

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  • 19pretty — pret•ty [[t]ˈprɪt i[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est, 1) pleasing or attractive, esp. in a delicate or graceful way: a pretty face; a pretty song[/ex] 2) pleasing or charming but lacking in grandeur, importance, or force 3) fine; grand (often used… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20pretty — adjective (prettier, prettiest) 1》 attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful. 2》 informal used ironically to express displeasure: he led me a pretty dance. adverb informal to a moderately high degree; fairly. noun (plural… …

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