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pretty
adjective
-
pretty
,
prettier
,
prettiest
attractive
in
a
delicate
or
pleasant
way
,
especially
in
a
light
,
simple
,
or
graceful
sense
β’
The
garden
was
full
of
pretty
pink
roses
.
The
garden
was
full
of
pretty
pink
roses
.
β’
She
wore
a
pretty
summer
dress
to
the
picnic
.
She
wore
a
pretty
summer
dress
to
the
picnic
.
Old
English
β
prættig
β
meaning
β
clever
,
crafty
β,
which
gradually
shifted
in
Middle
English
to
describe
something
pleasing
to
look
at
.
adverb
to
a
moderately
high
degree
;
fairly
β’
I'm
pretty
sure
we
missed
the
last
bus
.
I'm
pretty
sure
we
missed
the
last
bus
.
β’
The
test
was
pretty
easy
after
all
.
The
test
was
pretty
easy
after
all
.
Evolved
from
the
adjectival
sense
during
the
16th
century
to
intensify
statements
,
similar
to
β
fairly
β
or
β
quite
.β
adjective
-
pretty
,
prettier
,
prettiest
large
or
significant
in
amount
,
size
,
or
degree
β’
Fixing
the
car
is
going
to
cost
a
pretty
penny
.
Fixing
the
car
is
going
to
cost
a
pretty
penny
.
β’
That's
a
pretty
big
storm
heading
our
way
.
That's
a
pretty
big
storm
heading
our
way
.
A
figurative
broadening
of
the
original
adjective
sense
,
first
recorded
in
the
15th
century
,
to
mean
β
commendable
β
and
later
β
sizeable
.β
noun
-
pretty
,
pretties
an
object
or
person
that
is
attractive
or
pleasing
to
look
at
,
often
small
or
decorative
β’
Grandma
keeps
all
the
little
pretties
she
collects
on
a
glass
shelf
.
Grandma
keeps
all
the
little
pretties
she
collects
on
a
glass
shelf
.
β’
The
necklace
was
her
favorite
pretty
.
The
necklace
was
her
favorite
pretty
.
Extension
of
the
adjective
to
noun
use
in
the
18th
century
,
referring
to
any
small
decorative
item
that
is
β
pretty
.β
