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prettily

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a pretty manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Very badly; terribly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a pretty manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • all this is most prettily done

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English pratily, prately, pratyly, pratylych; equivalent to pretty + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գեղեցիկ (geġecʻik) — in a pretty manner
  • Old Armenian: գեղեցիկ (gełecʻik) — in a pretty manner
  • Bulgarian: хубаво (hubavo) — in a pretty manner
  • Bulgarian: привлекателно (privlekatelno) — in a pretty manner
  • Danish: nydelig — in a pretty manner
  • Finnish: sievästi — in a pretty manner
  • French: joliment — in a pretty manner
  • Georgian: ლამაზად (lamazad) — in a pretty manner
  • Georgian: მომხიბლავად (momxiblavad) — in a pretty manner
  • Ido: belete — in a pretty manner
  • Italian: vezzosamente — in a pretty manner
  • Italian: leggiadramente — in a pretty manner
  • Latvian: glīti — in a pretty manner
  • Latvian: glīši — in a pretty manner
  • Norman: jolîment — in a pretty manner
  • Polish: ładnie — in a pretty manner
  • Portuguese: belamente — in a pretty manner
  • Portuguese: lindamente — in a pretty manner
  • Russian: краси́во (krasívo) — in a pretty manner
  • Russian: привлека́тельно (privlekátelʹno) — in a pretty manner
  • Russian: ми́ло (mílo) — in a pretty manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: љу̏пко — in a pretty manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: ljȕpko — in a pretty manner
  • Spanish: bellamente — in a pretty manner
  • Spanish: hermosamente — in a pretty manner
  • Spanish: lindamente — in a pretty manner