pretty
(adjective) pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; “pretty girl”; “pretty song”; “pretty room”
pretty
(adjective) (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; “a pretty mess”; “a pretty kettle of fish”
reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably
(adverb) to certain extent or degree; “pretty big”; “pretty bad”; “jolly decent of him”; “the shoes are priced reasonably”; “he is fairly clever with computers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pretty (plural Prettys)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pretty is the 26975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 899 individuals. Pretty is most common among White (66.41%) and Black/African American (24.03%) individuals.
• Pettry
pretty (comparative prettier, superlative prettiest)
Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children, but less strikingly than something beautiful. [from 15th c.]
Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing. [from 15th c.]
(often pejorative) Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty. [from 15th c.]
Cunning; clever, skilful. [from 9th c.]
(dated) Moderately large; considerable. [from 15th c.]
(dated) Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.). [from 16th c.]
(ironic) Awkward, unpleasant. [from 16th c.]
• ugly
pretty (not comparable)
Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
(dialect) Prettily, in a pretty manner.
• When particularly stressed, the adverb pretty serves almost to diminish the adjective or adverb that it modifies, by emphasizing that there are greater levels of intensity.
pretty (plural pretties)
A pretty person; a term of address to a pretty person.
Something that is pretty.
pretty (third-person singular simple present pretties, present participle prettying, simple past and past participle prettied)
To make pretty; to beautify
• Pettry
Source: Wiktionary
Pret"ty, a. [Compar. Prettier; superl. Prettiest.] Etym: [OE. prati, AS. prættig, prætig, crafty, sly, akin to præt, prætt, deceit, trickery, Icel. prettugr tricky, prettr a trick; probably fr. Latin, perhaps through Celtic; cf. W. praith act, deed, practice, LL. practica execution, practice, plot. See Practice.]
1. Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive beauty; neat or elegant without elevation or grandeur; pleasingly, but not grandly, conceived or expressed; as, a pretty face; a pretty flower; a pretty poem. This is the prettiest lowborn lass that ever Ran on the greensward. Shak.
2. Moderately large; considerable; as, he had saved a pretty fortune. "Wavering a pretty while." Evelyn.
3. Affectedly nice; foppish; -- used in an ill sense. The pretty gentleman is the most complaisant in the world. Spectator.
4. Mean; despicable; contemptible; -- used ironically; as, a pretty trick; a pretty fellow.
5. Stout; strong and brave; intrepid; valiant. [Scot.] [He] observed they were pretty men, meaning not handsome. Sir W. Scott.
Syn.
– Elegant; neat; fine. See Handsome.
Pret"ty, adv.
Definition: In some degree; moderately; considerably; rather; almost; -- less emphatic than very; as, I am pretty sure of the fact; pretty cold weather. Pretty plainly professes himself a sincere Christian. Atterbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
