PRETTYISH

Etymology

Adjective

prettyish (not comparable)

Somewhat pretty.

Source: Wiktionary


Pret"ty*ish, a.

Definition: Somewhat pretty. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 September 2024

CLEAN

(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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