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purty, a. and adv.|ˈpɜːtɪ|
repr. Irish and U.S. local pronunc. of pretty a. and pretty adv. Also (before a nasal consonant) purt', purt (U.S.).
1829G. Griffin Collegians II. xxiii. 177 Dhrinking away! Wisha, long life to you says I, if that's the way; a purty fruit the tree bears in you, says I. 1844‘J. Slick’ High Life in N.Y. I. i. 1 Purty much alone. 1860C. M. Yonge Hopes & Fears viii. 312 To be shure, an' it's not such a purty young lady as yourself that need be taking the trouble. 1898J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 50, I can hear you purty well. a1911[see hon3]. 1922Joyce Ulysses 165 Three Purty Maids from School. 1926J. Black You can't Win (1927) vi. 67 I'd take fifty cents of it purty pronto. 1938R. E. Bass in B. A. Botkin Treas. S. Folklore (1949) iii. i. 461 Them things was purt' nigh as handy as the eggs from them hens. 1946Amer. Speech XXI. 98 Purt nigh, nearly. 1977Time Out 28 Jan.–3 Feb. 17/3 Lawdy lawdy Miss Linda Lewis sings real purty. 1977Time 17 Oct. 54/1 The frog-voiced, razor-witted Daumier of Dogpatch for purt' near 44 years casually told an assistant: ‘You can stop cutting the paper. I'm not going to draw any more.’ |