pretty-prettyadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˌprɪtɪˈprɪti/, U.S.

/ˈprɪdiˈprɪdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: pretty adj.

Etymology: Reduplication of pretty adj.Compare earlier examples of repetition of pretty, especially in poetry, for intensifying effect:1607 G. Wilkins Miseries Inforst Mariage sig. H Thou art my sweet Rogue, my Lambe, my Pigsny, my play-fellow, my pretty pretty any thing.1788 New Vocal Enchantress 140 O my sweet, my neat, my pretty pretty proker.

A. adv.

In an excessively or cloyingly pretty manner or style.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adverb] > excessively pretty

pretty-pretty1877

1877 Punch 3 Feb. 47/2 To paint pretty-pretty, to compose namby-pamby, and perpetuate the modish and monstrous.

1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xxi. 157 He just might sing pretty-pretty and tell you exactly what's cooking in Moss's fat head.

1993 Scotland on Sunday (Nexis) 17 Jan. Although a lot of the stuff we play is from classical repertoire..we don't play it pretty pretty, there's a hard edge.

B. n.

1. A pretty or decorative thing; an ornament. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket > collectively

trifling?1544

trinklement1582

gallantry1687

fegary1724

knick-knackery1801

trinketry1810

feminality1840

foofaraw1848

baublery1850

pretty-prettya1882

slum1929

a1882 A. Trollope Autobiogr. (1883) I. ii. 35 My mother..had contrived to keep a certain number of pretty-pretties which were dear to her heart.

1888 Bow Bells Weekly 15 June 376/3 This room contains a small fortune in pretty-pretties.

1943 Troy (N.Y.) Record 16 Dec. 7 (advt.) Slips, so lovely! Pretty-pretties that will win her heart.

1986 Independent 21 Nov. 11 They still choose fairly traditional pretty-pretties.

2. With the. That which is excessively, cloyingly, or affectedly pretty or sentimental.

ΚΠ

1901 N. Hapgood Stage in Amer. 161 He was fond of the pretty-pretty, and cared nothing for majesty, simplicity, ingenuousness, and grandeur.

1929 W. Deeping Roper's Row xxxv. 401 But that was a monstrous argument to use, mush, the pretty-pretty, a kitten-faced sentimentality.

1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! v. 327 Prokofieff's third piano concerto..is curiously lacking in any sense of direction, oscillating disturbingly between the pretty-pretty and the ugly-ugly.

1994 Sunday Times (Nexis) 17 July Their insistence on getting down to the nitty-gritty instead of the pretty-pretty is a truly eccentric and aristocratic trait.

C. adj.

Excessively, cloyingly, or affectedly pretty or sentimental.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adjective] > excessively pretty

pretty-pretty1897

1897 Bookman Jan. 119/1 Save in the over-rated, pretty-pretty ‘Harbour of Refuge’, he is always interesting.

1907 Daily Chron. 1 Apr. 4/4 We can't expect men who have to do unpleasant work to be a select gang of pretty-pretty sentimentalists.

1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier xii. 232 Deliberately to revert to primitive methods..would be a piece of dilettantism, of pretty-pretty arty and craftiness.

1980 A. Alpers Life K. Mansfield vi. 114 Some flabby fiction, and some pretty-pretty verse.

1988 Times 27 June 48/8 A bimbo is, for those unfamiliar with the vernacular, a young woman content with the role of brainless, pretty-pretty ego-masseuse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pretty-pretty
释义	pretty-prettyadv.n.adj. Brit. /ˌprɪtɪˈprɪti/, U.S. /ˈprɪdiˈprɪdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: pretty adj. Etymology: Reduplication of pretty adj.Compare earlier examples of repetition of pretty, especially in poetry, for intensifying effect:1607 G. Wilkins Miseries Inforst Mariage sig. H Thou art my sweet Rogue, my Lambe, my Pigsny, my play-fellow, my pretty pretty any thing.1788 New Vocal Enchantress 140 O my sweet, my neat, my pretty pretty proker. A. adv. In an excessively or cloyingly pretty manner or style. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adverb] > excessively pretty pretty-pretty1877 1877 Punch 3 Feb. 47/2 To paint pretty-pretty, to compose namby-pamby, and perpetuate the modish and monstrous. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xxi. 157 He just might sing pretty-pretty and tell you exactly what's cooking in Moss's fat head. 1993 Scotland on Sunday (Nexis) 17 Jan. Although a lot of the stuff we play is from classical repertoire..we don't play it pretty pretty, there's a hard edge. B. n. 1. A pretty or decorative thing; an ornament. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket > collectively trifling?1544 trinklement1582 gallantry1687 fegary1724 knick-knackery1801 trinketry1810 feminality1840 foofaraw1848 baublery1850 pretty-prettya1882 slum1929 a1882 A. Trollope Autobiogr. (1883) I. ii. 35 My mother..had contrived to keep a certain number of pretty-pretties which were dear to her heart. 1888 Bow Bells Weekly 15 June 376/3 This room contains a small fortune in pretty-pretties. 1943 Troy (N.Y.) Record 16 Dec. 7 (advt.) Slips, so lovely! Pretty-pretties that will win her heart. 1986 Independent 21 Nov. 11 They still choose fairly traditional pretty-pretties. 2. With the. That which is excessively, cloyingly, or affectedly pretty or sentimental. ΚΠ 1901 N. Hapgood Stage in Amer. 161 He was fond of the pretty-pretty, and cared nothing for majesty, simplicity, ingenuousness, and grandeur. 1929 W. Deeping Roper's Row xxxv. 401 But that was a monstrous argument to use, mush, the pretty-pretty, a kitten-faced sentimentality. 1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! v. 327 Prokofieff's third piano concerto..is curiously lacking in any sense of direction, oscillating disturbingly between the pretty-pretty and the ugly-ugly. 1994 Sunday Times (Nexis) 17 July Their insistence on getting down to the nitty-gritty instead of the pretty-pretty is a truly eccentric and aristocratic trait. C. adj. Excessively, cloyingly, or affectedly pretty or sentimental. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adjective] > excessively pretty pretty-pretty1897 1897 Bookman Jan. 119/1 Save in the over-rated, pretty-pretty ‘Harbour of Refuge’, he is always interesting. 1907 Daily Chron. 1 Apr. 4/4 We can't expect men who have to do unpleasant work to be a select gang of pretty-pretty sentimentalists. 1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier xii. 232 Deliberately to revert to primitive methods..would be a piece of dilettantism, of pretty-pretty arty and craftiness. 1980 A. Alpers Life K. Mansfield vi. 114 Some flabby fiction, and some pretty-pretty verse. 1988 Times 27 June 48/8 A bimbo is, for those unfamiliar with the vernacular, a young woman content with the role of brainless, pretty-pretty ego-masseuse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.adj.1877
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