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Word entry · 6 letters

pretty

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"Quite attractive or fairly"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹɪt.i/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted eprttyStarts with PEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Attractive; also fairly or quite.

Word origin

From Middle English prety, preti, praty, prati, from Old English prættiġ (“tricky, crafty, sly, cunning, wily, astute”), from Proto-West Germanic *prattug, from Proto-Germanic *prattugaz (“boastful, sly, slick, deceitful, tricky, cunning”), corresponding to prat (“trick”) + -y. Doublet of pratty.

Used in a sentence

  • Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week
  • Some fans may have mistaken the album’s floatiness for aimlessness, but Mr. Mercer’s songs have never been sneakier, or prettier.
  • 'Petit Posy' brassicas […] are a cross between kale and brussels sprouts, and are really very pretty with a mild, sweet taste.

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