单词 | pretties |
释义 | pretty1 of 4adjective pret·ty ˈpri-tē ˈpər- also ˈpru̇- prettier; prettiest 1 a : artful, clever b : pat, apt 2 a : pleasing by delicacy or grace b : having conventionally accepted elements of beauty c : appearing or sounding pleasant or nice but lacking strength, force, manliness, purpose, or intensity pretty words that make no sense Elizabeth B. Browning 3 a : miserable, terrible a pretty mess you've gotten us into b chiefly Scotland : stout 4 : moderately large : considerable a very pretty profit cost a pretty penny 5 : easy to enjoy : pleasant —usually used in negative constructions reality is not so pretty Caleb Solomon prettily ˈpri-tə-lē adverb ˈpər- also ˈpru̇- prettyish ˈpri-tē-ish adjective ˈpər- also ˈpru̇- pretty 2 of 4adverb pret·ty ˈpri-tē ˈpər- also ˈpru̇-; before "near(ly)" often ˈpərt, or ˈprit, or ˈpru̇t 1 a : in some degree : moderately pretty cold weather b : quite, mainly the wound was … pretty bad Walt Whitman 2 : in a gracefully pleasing manner : prettily pop vocalists who can sing pretty Gerald Levitch pretty 3 of 4noun pret·ty ˈpri-tē ˈpər- also ˈpru̇- plural pretties 1 pretties plural : dainty clothes especially : lingerie 2 : a pretty person or thing pretty 4 of 4verb pret·ty ˈpri-tē ˈpər- also ˈpru̇- prettied; prettying transitive verb : to make pretty —usually used with up curtains to pretty up the room pretties plural nounas in finery Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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