Prettily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a pretty manner.

    "And thus they were all begging for pancakes, the one more prettily than the other, because they were so hungry, and such good little children."

  2. 2
    Very badly; terribly.

    "“Indeed!” replied he. “Then, my dear Isabella, it is the most extraordinary sort of thing in the world, for in general every thing does give you cold. Walk home!—you are prettily shod for walking home, I dare say. It will be bad enough for the horses.”"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a pretty manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
exquisitelyhandsomely

Example

More examples

"Many Japanese irises were flowering prettily on the lake's edge."

Etymology

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

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