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pretty
adjective
-
pretty
,
prettier
,
prettiest
pleasing
to
look
at
;
attractive
in
a
delicate
or
charming
way
β’
The
garden
is
full
of
pretty
flowers
in
spring
.
The
garden
is
full
of
pretty
flowers
in
spring
.
β’
She
wore
a
pretty
dress
to
the
party
.
She
wore
a
pretty
dress
to
the
party
.
Old
English
β
prættig
β
meaning
β
cunning
,
skillful
β;
later
shifted
to
β
pleasing
to
the
eye
β.
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
.
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
empty
adjective
-
empty
,
empties
,
emptying
,
emptied
,
emptier
,
emptiest
,
emptily
,
emptilier
,
emptiliest
containing
nothing
inside
;
not
filled
β’
The
glass
was
completely
empty
,
so
he
poured
more
water
into
it
.
The
glass
was
completely
empty
,
so
he
poured
more
water
into
it
.
β’
After
the
concert
,
the
empty
stadium
echoed
with
silence
.
After
the
concert
,
the
empty
stadium
echoed
with
silence
.
From
Old
French
β
emptie
β,
from
Proto-Germanic
*impan
meaning
to
take
.
guilty
adjective
-
guilty
,
guiltier
,
guiltiest
having
done
something
wrong
or
against
the
law
β’
The
jury
declared
the
suspect
guilty
after
reviewing
the
evidence
.
The
jury
declared
the
suspect
guilty
after
reviewing
the
evidence
.
β’
Security
cameras
proved
the
teenager
was
guilty
of
shoplifting
.
Security
cameras
proved
the
teenager
was
guilty
of
shoplifting
.
From
Old
English
gyltig
(β
offending
,
delinquent
β),
from
gylt
(β
crime
,
sin
β)
+β
-y
.
adjective
-
guilty
,
guiltier
,
guiltiest
feeling
ashamed
or
sorry
because
you
have
done
something
wrong
β’
Mia
felt
guilty
for
forgetting
her
best
friend's
birthday
.
Mia
felt
guilty
for
forgetting
her
best
friend's
birthday
.
β’
I
always
feel
guilty
when
I
eat
cake
late
at
night
.
I
always
feel
guilty
when
I
eat
cake
late
at
night
.
Same
origin
as
the
legal
sense
,
extended
to
the
feeling
of
having
done
wrong
.
dirty
adjective
-
dirty
,
dirtier
,
dirtiest
covered
with
or
containing
dust
,
mud
,
or
other
unwanted
matter
so
that
it
is
not
clean
.
β’
After
playing
soccer
,
his
white
shirt
was
dirty
with
mud
.
After
playing
soccer
,
his
white
shirt
was
dirty
with
mud
.
β’
Please
wipe
your
dirty
hands
before
touching
the
baby
.
Please
wipe
your
dirty
hands
before
touching
the
baby
.
From
Middle
English
β
dirties
β (
excrement
),
likely
related
to
β
dirt
β
+
β
-y
β.
adjective
-
dirty
,
dirtier
,
dirtiest
containing
sexual
,
obscene
,
or
crude
ideas
that
some
people
find
offensive
.
β’
He
told
a
dirty
joke
that
made
everyone
blush
.
He
told
a
dirty
joke
that
made
everyone
blush
.
β’
The
movie
was
rated
18+
because
of
its
dirty
language
.
The
movie
was
rated
18+
because
of
its
dirty
language
.
adjective
-
dirty
,
dirtier
,
dirtiest
done
in
an
unfair
,
dishonest
,
or
underhand
way
.
β’
The
player
was
given
a
red
card
for
a
dirty
tackle
.
The
player
was
given
a
red
card
for
a
dirty
tackle
.
β’
They
accused
the
candidate
of
running
a
dirty
campaign
.
They
accused
the
candidate
of
running
a
dirty
campaign
.
