āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
pretty
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The girl 's pretty eyes reflect her kindness and warmth.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° дОйŅĐžŅĐ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°, āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
unfortunate, troublesome, or undesirable in situation or condition, used ironically
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
That is a pretty fix we've gotten ourselves into.
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
03
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°, āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
considerably large or significant in size, degree, or amount
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She paid a pretty sum for the antique clock.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻŖ
clever, skilled, or artfully executed
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He executed a pretty trick with the cards that amazed the crowd.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻāĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ
to a degree that is high but not very high
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She 's pretty sure she left her keys on the kitchen counter.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
in a delicate or attractive fashion
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The violinist played pretty, with soft, lilting notes.
āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Pretty
01
āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ°ā§, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž
a pleasing trinket or accessory often bought for show or delight, rather than function
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He filled the gift box with little pretties from the craft store.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He dismissed her as just another pretty without giving her a chance to speak.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
to pretty
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bride was prettied with flowers and makeup before the ceremony began.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
prettily
prettiness
unpretty
pretty
prett
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
