prettyishadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɪtɪɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈprɪdiɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretty adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < pretty adj. + -ish suffix¹.

Fairly pretty or attractive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty

gentc1275

pretty1440

jant1638

dimber1665

belle1668

genty1701

prettyish1741

maidenish-looking1789

darling1805

pooty1825

pitty1826

purty1829

mooi1850

dotey1852

cute1868

1741 H. Walpole Let. 2 Nov. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 19 There was Churchill's daughter, who is prettyish, and dances well.

1758 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 486 She is prettyish, young, and ignorant.

1801 ‘Gabrielli’ Mysterious Husband III. 84 She had a prettyish face and monstrous nice hair.

1880 Sat. Rev. 2 Oct. 438/2 His work contains some prettyish, and even pretty, passages.

1927 Iowa City Press Citizen 7 Jan. 10/2 She is youngish and prettyish and rather more than ordinarily well-dressed.

1958 R. Liddell Morea ii. viii. 194 A prettyish flight of steps.

2002 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Mar. 2 Bergerac, a prettyish, stone-built town with 26,000 residents.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prettyish
释义	prettyishadj. Brit. /ˈprɪtɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈprɪdiɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretty adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < pretty adj. + -ish suffix¹. Fairly pretty or attractive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty gentc1275 pretty1440 jant1638 dimber1665 belle1668 genty1701 prettyish1741 maidenish-looking1789 darling1805 pooty1825 pitty1826 purty1829 mooi1850 dotey1852 cute1868 1741 H. Walpole Let. 2 Nov. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 19 There was Churchill's daughter, who is prettyish, and dances well. 1758 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 486 She is prettyish, young, and ignorant. 1801 ‘Gabrielli’ Mysterious Husband III. 84 She had a prettyish face and monstrous nice hair. 1880 Sat. Rev. 2 Oct. 438/2 His work contains some prettyish, and even pretty, passages. 1927 Iowa City Press Citizen 7 Jan. 10/2 She is youngish and prettyish and rather more than ordinarily well-dressed. 1958 R. Liddell Morea ii. viii. 194 A prettyish flight of steps. 2002 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Mar. 2 Bergerac, a prettyish, stone-built town with 26,000 residents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1741
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