英语词汇“prettied”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjectiveWord forms: -tier or -tiest

pleasing or appealing in a delicate or graceful way

dainty, neat, or charming

commendable; good of its kind

he replied with a pretty wit

4. informal, often ironic

excellent, grand, or fine

here's a pretty mess!

5. informal

lacking in masculinity; effeminate; foppish

6. Scottish

vigorous or brave

7. an archaic word for elegant

8. a pretty penny

9. sitting pretty

nounWord forms: plural -ties

10.

a pretty person or thing

adverb

11. informal

fairly or moderately; somewhat

12. informal

quite or very

verbWord forms: -ties, -tying or -tied

13. (transitive; often foll by up)

to make pretty; adorn

Word origin

Old English prættig clever; related to Middle Low German prattich obstinate, Dutch prettig glad, Old Norse prettugr cunning

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释义	Trends of prettied View usage for: prettied in British English past participle of verb, past tense of verb pretty pretty in British English (ˈprɪtɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -tier or -tiest 1. pleasing or appealing in a delicate or graceful way 2. dainty, neat, or charming 3. commendable; good of its kind he replied with a pretty wit 4. informal, often ironic excellent, grand, or fine here's a pretty mess! 5. informal lacking in masculinity; effeminate; foppish 6. Scottish vigorous or brave 7. an archaic word for elegant 8. a pretty penny 9. sitting pretty nounWord forms: plural -ties 10. a pretty person or thing adverb 11. informal fairly or moderately; somewhat 12. informal quite or very verbWord forms: -ties, -tying or -tied 13. (transitive; often foll by up) to make pretty; adorn Derived forms prettily (ˈprettily) adverb prettiness (ˈprettiness) noun Word origin Old English prættig clever; related to Middle Low German prattich obstinate, Dutch prettig glad, Old Norse prettugr cunning Examples of 'prettied' in a sentence prettied The women prettied the church hall so it looked warm and colourful. Emecheta, Buchi GWENDOLEN And it is never prettied up for special occasions. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The dish reheats perfectly and can be prettied up with a parsley garnish. Times, Sunday Times (2011)
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