Pretty Definition
- For the most part; mostly:
- mostly, almost, more or less, etc.
I used up pretty nearly all of the flour
- in a favorable position
Other Word Forms of Pretty
Noun
Adjective
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pretty
- pretty much
- pretty nearly
- sitting pretty
Origin of Pretty
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From Middle English prety, preti, praty, prati, from Old English prættiÄ¡ (“tricky, crafty, sly, cunning, wily, astute"), from Proto-Germanic *prattugaz (“boastful, sly, slick, deceitful, tricky, cunning"), corresponding to prat (“trick") +"Ž -y. Cognate with Dutch prettig (“nice, pleasant"), dialectal German (East Friesland) prettig (“funny"), Low German pratzig (“arrogant, boastful, haughty"), German protzig (“showy, ostentatious, swanky, pretentious"), Icelandic prettugur (“deceitful, tricky"). For the sense-development, compare canny, clever, cute.
From Wiktionary
Middle English prety clever, fine, handsome from Old English prættig cunning from prætt trick
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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