pretty in Kashmiri कॉशुर
pretty in Sindhi سنڌي
pretty in English
- pretty⇄adj. 1. pleasing.
Ex. a pretty face, a pretty dress, a pretty tune, pretty manners. Pretty is used to describe people and things that are good-looking in a feminine or childish way, dainty, sweet, or charming, but not stately, grand, elegant, or ve - pretty⇄adv. fairly; rather; quite.
Ex. It is pretty late. It is pretty difficult to legislate against frenzy or against fools (Time). - pretty⇄expr. pretty much (or nearly or well), almost; nearly.
Ex. pretty much a thing of the past. - pretty⇄expr. pretty up, to prettify.
Ex. The administrative budget pretties up the picture of Government cost and power (Wall Street Journal). - pretty⇄expr. sitting pretty, in an advantageous position; well off.
Ex. His uncle died and left him enough to be sitting pretty. - pretty⇄noun 1. a pretty person or thing.
2. (Archaic.) a brave, bold man or boy.
Ex. Back to back, my pretties (Oliver Goldsmith). - pretty⇄pretty, adjective, -tier,-tiest,noun, pl.-ties,adverb, verb, -tied,-tying.
- pretty⇄v.t. to make pretty.
Ex. ... prettied by formal bouquets of red and white carnations (Maclean's).