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prettily

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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).

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

pretti·ly adv.
pretti·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 patternedcon un diseño elegante or bonito
her daughters were always prettily dressedsus hijas siempre iban muy guapas or preciosas

prettily [ˈprɪtɪli] adv
[smile] → avec grâce
[decorated, dressed, arranged, presented] → joliment

prettily
advnett; dress alsohübsch; (= charmingly)reizend, hübsch

prettily [ˈprɪtɪlɪ] advgraziosamente
prettily [ˈprɪtɪlɪ] advgraziosamente

prettily على نحو جميل pěkně nydeligt hübsch ωραία bellamente, con gracia nätisti joliment lijepo graziosamente きれいに 예쁘게 aardig nokså pięknie lindamente красиво vackert อย่างสวยงาม hoş bir şekilde một cách duyên dáng 漂亮地


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The bean thanked him most prettily, but as the tailor used black thread, all beans since then have a black seam.
And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace, and such an odious charge?
She was dressed prettily and carefully, with the customary touch of color in the scarlet geranium at her white throat.
 
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