pretty-prettinessn.
/ˌprɪtɪˈprɪtɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌprɪdiˈprɪdinᵻs/ Excessive or cloying and sentimental prettiness; an instance of this.
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the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [noun] > excess of prettiness
pretty-prettiness1901
1809 R. Tyler Yankey in London 175 It delights in gorgeous metaphors, in similes which sparkle but do not illustrate, and all the pretty prettinesses of verse-like prose.]
1901 Sat. Rev. 20 Apr. 500/2 For prettiness—even pretty-prettiness—in the right place I have as great a taste as anyone else.
1945 E. Bowen Ivy Gripped Steps in Demon Lover 130 His elder brother's jibes at his pretty-prettiness.
1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 2 Apr. 15 The MTV style is as evident in Jake's work as David Bailey's pretty-prettiness was in his father's 20 years ago.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1901- to run on board of
- to run on empty
- to run on end
- to run on errands
- to run on fumes
- to run on ground
- to run on horseback
- to run on pattens
- to run on the spot
- to run on water
- to run on wheels
- to run on, upon in tick
- to run on, upon tick
- to run one's country
- to run one's easting down
- to run one's face
- to run one's head against a brick wall
- to run one's head against a post
- to run one's head in a noose
- to run one's letters
- to run one's mouth
- to run one's neck in a noose
- to run one's own show
- to run one's rig upon
- to run one's rink