prettily

pret·ty  (prt)

adj. pret·ti·er, pret·ti·est

1. Pleasing or attractive in a graceful or delicate way. See Synonyms at beautiful.

2. Clever; adroit: a pretty maneuver.

3. Very bad; terrible: in a pretty predicament; a situation that has reached a pretty pass.

4. Ostensibly or superficially attractive but lacking substance or conviction: full of pretty phrases.

5. Informal Considerable in size or extent: a pretty fortune.

adv.

1. To a fair degree; moderately: a pretty good student.

2. In a pretty manner; prettily or pleasingly.

n. pl. pret·ties

1. One that is pretty.

2. pretties Delicate clothing, especially lingerie.

tr.v. pret·tied, pret·ty·ing, pret·ties

To make pretty: pretty up the house.

Idiom:

pretty much

For the most part; mostly: "The . . . matter was pretty much dying down" (John Strahinich).

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[Middle English prety, clever, fine, handsome, from Old English prættig, cunning, from prætt, trick.]

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pretti·ly adv.

pretti·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

prettily - in a pretty manner; "all this is most prettily done"

Translations

prettily [ˈprɪtɪlɪ] ADV [smile, blush] → de forma encantadora; [sit] → con gracia; [arrange, lay out] → con elegancia
prettily patterned → con un diseño elegante or bonito
her daughters were always prettily dressed → sus hijas siempre iban muy guapas or preciosas

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prettily [ˈprɪtɪli] adv

[smile] → avec grâce

[decorated, dressed, arranged, presented] → joliment

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prettily

adv → nett; dress also → hübsch; (= charmingly) → reizend, hübsch

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prettily [ˈprɪtɪlɪ] adv → graziosamente

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