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21pretty — 1. adjective /ˈpɹɪ.ti/ a) Cunning; clever, skilful. In the end, however, it was a very pretty shot, right across the chasm; killed first fire, and the brute fell headlong into the brook [...]. b) Pleasant in sight or other senses; attractive,… …
22pretty — This word is overused to mean many things: attractive, graceful, pleasing, delicate, comely, fair, and lovely. It is also overused to mean moderately, somewhat, or to a degree (pretty tired, pretty lucky). Slangy or trite phrases to avoid include …
23pretty — {{11}}pretty (adj.) O.E. prættig (W.Saxon), pretti (Kentish), *prettig (Mercian) cunning, skillful, artful, from prætt, *prett a trick, wile, craft, from W.Gmc. *pratt (Cf. O.N. prettr a trick, prettugr tricky; Fris. pret, M.Du. perte …
24pretty — adj 1. pleasing, delightful, pleasant, nice, lovely, appealing, attractive, handsome, canny, Inf. eye catching; pretty as a picture, Both Chiefly U.S. Inf. cute, cute as a button; dainty, delicate, minion, graceful, elegant; well favored, good… …
25pretty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ She felt pretty wearing her mother s earrings. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly …
26pretty — 1. adjective a pretty child Syn: attractive, lovely, good looking, nice looking, personable, fetching, prepossessing, appealing, charming, delightful, cute, as pretty as a picture; Scottish bonny; informal easy on the eye; literary beauteous;… …
27pretty, my — A mother addresses her six year old daughter by this term in Gideon Flanish, by Sinclair Lewis. In Opening Night, by Ngaio Marsh, a fairly elderly man uses it to a nineteen year old girl. The Oxford English Dictionary mentions that ‘pretty’… …
28Pretty — This most interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a variant of Pretty , which originated as a nickname for either a fine, handsome fellow, or for someone who was clever, cunning or crafty, derived from the Middle English… …
29pretty — Synonyms and related words: a bit, a little, acceptably, adequately, adroit, aesthetic, aesthetically appealing, almighty, appealing, attractive, awfully, beauteous, beautiful, bonny, catchy, charming, clever, comely, cunning, cute, darling,… …
30pretty — adj. to be sitting pretty ( to be well off ) * * * [ prɪtɪ] to be sitting pretty ( to be well off) …
