English-Thai Dictionary

pretty

ADJ งดงาม  น่ามอง  น่ารัก  สวย  สะสวย  lovely good-looking ngod-nagm

 

pretty

ADV พอใช้ได้  อย่าง พอควร  พอใช้  ค่อนข้าง  rather tolerably por-chai-dai

 

pretty up

PHRV ทำให้ ดึงดูด  ทำให้ สวยงาม  tam-hai-duang-dud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRETTY

a.prit'ty. 1. Having diminutive beauty; of a pleasing form with the strong lines of beauty, or without gratefulness and dignity; as a pretty face; a pretty person; a pretty flower.
The pretty gentleman is the most complaisant creature in the world.
That which is little can be but pretty, and by claiming dignity becomes ridiculous.
2. Neat and appropriate without magnificence or splendor; as a pretty dress.
3. Handsome; neatly arranged or ornamented; as a pretty flower bed.
4. Neat; elegant without elevation or grandeur; as a pretty tale or story; a pretty song or composition.
5. Sly; crafty; as, he has played his friend a pretty trick. This seems to be the sense of the word in this phrase, according with the Saxon proetig. And hence perhaps the phrase, a pretty fellow.
6. Small; diminutive; in contempt. He will make a pretty figure in a triumph.
7. Not very small; moderately large; as a pretty way off.
Cut off the stalks of cucumbers immediately after their bearing, close by the earth, and then cast a pretty quantity of earth upon the plant, and they will bear next year before the ordinary time. [Not in use. ]

 

PRETTY

adv. prit'ty. In some degree; tolerably; moderately; as a farm pretty well stocked; the colors became pretty vivid; I am pretty sure of the fact; the wind is pretty fair. The English farthing is pretty near the value of the American cent. In these and similar phrases, pretty expresses less than very. The writer pretty plainly professes himself a sincere christian.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRETTY

Pret "ty, a. [Compar. Prettier; superl. Prettiest.] Etym: [OE. prati,AS. prættig, prætig, crafty, sly, akin to præt, prætt, deceit, trickery, Icel. prettugr tricky, prettr a trick; probably fr. Latin, perhaps through Celtic; cf. W. praith act, deed, practice, LL. practica execution, practice, plot. See Practice. ]

 

1. Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive beauty; neat or elegant without elevation or grandeur; pleasingly, but not grandly, conceived or expressed; as, a pretty face; a pretty flower; a pretty poem. This is the prettiest lowborn lass that ever Ran on the greensward. Shak.

 

2. Moderately large; considerable; as, he had saved a pretty fortune. "Wavering a pretty while. " Evelyn.

 

3. Affectedly nice; foppish; -- used in an ill sense. The pretty gentleman is the most complaisant in the world. Spectator.

 

4. Mean; despicable; contemptible; -- used ironically; as, a pretty trick; a pretty fellow.

 

5. Stout; strong and brave; intrepid; valiant. [Scot. ] [He ] observed they were pretty men, meaning not handsome. Sir W. Scott.

 

Syn. -- Elegant; neat; fine. See Handsome.

 

PRETTY

PRETTY Pret "ty, adv.

 

Defn: In some degree; moderately; considerably; rather; almost; -- less emphatic than very; as, I am pretty sure of the fact; pretty cold weather. Pretty plainly professes himself a sincere Christian. Atterbury.

 

PRETTYISH

PRETTYISH Pret "ty *ish, a.

 

Defn: Somewhat pretty. Walpole.

 

PRETTYISM

PRETTYISM Pret "ty *ism, n.

 

Defn: Affectation of a pretty style, manner, etc. [R.] Ed. Rev.

 

PRETTY-SPOKEN

PRETTY-SPOKEN Pret "ty-spo `ken, a.

 

Defn: Spoken or speaking prettily. [Colloq. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pretty

pret ty |ˈpritē ˈprɪdi | ▶adjective ( prettier, prettiest ) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome: a pretty little girl with an engaging grin. • [ attrib. ] informal used ironically in expressions of annoyance or disgust: it is a pretty state of affairs when a young fellow prefers the company of Italian fiddlers to taking possession of his own first command. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] informal to a moderately high degree; fairly: he looked pretty fit for his age. ▶noun ( pl. pretties ) informal an attractive thing, typically a pleasing but unnecessary accessory: he buys her lots of pretties —bangles and rings and things. • used to refer in a condescending way to an attractive person, usually a girl or a woman: six pretties in sequined leotards. ▶verb ( pretties, prettying, prettied ) [ with obj. ] make pretty or attractive: she'll be all prettied up and ready to go in an hour. PHRASES pretty much (or nearly or well ) informal very nearly: the case is pretty well over. a pretty penny informal a large sum of money. pretty please used as an emphatic or wheedling form of request. be sitting pretty informal be in an advantageous position or situation: if she could get sponsors, she would be sitting pretty. DERIVATIVES pret ti ly |ˈpritl-ē |adverb, pret ti ness noun, pret ty ish adjective ORIGIN Old English prættig; related to Middle Dutch pertich ‘brisk, clever, ’ obsolete Dutch prettig ‘humorous, sporty, ’ from a West Germanic base meaning ‘trick. ’ The sense development ‘deceitful, cunning, clever, skillful, admirable, pleasing, nice ’ has parallels in adjectives such as canny, fine, nice, etc.

 

pretty boy

pret ty boy ▶noun informal, often derogatory a foppish or effeminate man.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pretty

pretty |ˈprɪti | ▶adjective ( prettier, prettiest ) 1 (of a person, especially a woman or child ) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful: a pretty little girl with an engaging grin. • (of a thing ) pleasing to the eye or the ear: a pretty summer dress. 2 [ attrib. ] informal used ironically to express annoyance or displeasure: he led me a pretty dance. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] informal to a moderately high degree; fairly: he looked pretty fit for his age. ▶noun ( pl. pretties ) informal an attractive thing, especially a trinket: he buys her lots of pretties —bangles and rings. • used to refer in a condescending way to an attractive person: six pretties in sequined leotards. ▶verb ( pretties, prettying, prettied ) [ with obj. ] make pretty or attractive: she'll be all prettied up and ready to go in an hour. PHRASES pretty much (or nearly or well ) informal very nearly: the case is pretty well over. a pretty penny informal a large sum of money. pretty please used as a wheedling form of request. be sitting pretty informal be in an advantageous situation: if she could get sponsors, she would be sitting pretty. DERIVATIVES prettily adverb, prettiness noun, prettyish adjective ORIGIN Old English prættig; related to Middle Dutch pertich ‘brisk, clever ’, obsolete Dutch prettig ‘humorous, sporty ’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘trick ’. The sense development ‘deceitful, cunning, clever, skilful, admirable, pleasing, nice ’ has parallels in adjectives such as canny, fine, nice, etc.

 

pretty boy

pretty boy ▶noun informal, often derogatory a foppish or effeminate man.

 

pretty-face wallaby

pretty-face wal |laby ▶noun another term for whiptail wallaby.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pretty

pretty adjective a pretty child: attractive, lovely, good-looking, nice-looking, personable, fetching, prepossessing, appealing, charming, delightful, cute, as pretty as a picture; Scottish bonny; informal easy on the eye; literary beauteous; archaic fair, comely. ANTONYMS plain, ugly. ▶adverb a pretty large sum: quite, rather, somewhat, fairly, reasonably, comparatively, relatively. ▶verb she's prettying herself up : beautify, make attractive, make pretty, prettify, adorn, ornament, smarten; informal do oneself up, titivate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pretty

pretty adjective a pretty child: attractive, lovely, good-looking, nice-looking, fetching, prepossessing, appealing, charming, delightful, nice, engaging, pleasing; darling, sweet, dear, adorable, lovable; winning, winsome, cute, as pretty as a picture, dainty, graceful; handsome, well favoured, personable, beautiful, glamorous, gorgeous, ravishing, stunning, bewitching, alluring; chocolate-box; Scottish & N. English bonny; informal easy on the eye; literary beauteous; archaic fair, comely. ANTONYMS plain; ugly. PHRASES pretty penny informal it must have cost a pretty penny to lure this talented actor back: a huge amount, a small fortune, a king's ransom, a vast sum, a large sum of money, a lot, a fortune, millions, billions; informal a packet, a mint, a bundle, a pile, a wad, an arm and a leg, a tidy sum, a killing; Brit. informal a bomb, loadsamoney, shedloads; N. Amer. informal big bucks, big money, gazillions; Austral. informal big bickies. ▶adverb a pretty large sum of money: quite, rather, somewhat, fairly, reasonably, moderately, comparatively, relatively, tolerably, passably, adequately, satisfactorily, decently, respectably; informal kind of, sort of. PHRASES pretty much /well informal by mid-October the growing season is pretty much complete | his old cloth cap was pretty well worn out: nearly, almost, just about, about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, next to, close to, near, nigh on, not far from, not far off, to all intents and purposes, approaching, bordering on, verging on, nearing; roughly, approximately; not quite; informal pretty nearly; literary well-nigh. ▶verb she's prettying herself: beautify, make attractive, make pretty, prettify, pretty up, adorn, ornament, embellish, smarten, glamorize, prink, preen, primp; put make-up on; informal do oneself up; Brit. informal tart oneself up.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pretty

pret ty /prɪ́ti , ｟米話 ｠pə́ː r ti, prʊ́ti /〖語源は 「ずる賢い 」〗副詞 比較なし ｟くだけて ｠かなり , 相当に (!｟米 ｠ではfairlyよりも高い頻度で用いられる; ｟英 ｠では ｟主にくだけた話 ｠; →rather 類義 ) ; 大いに , 非常に (very ) (!通例肯定的評価を暗示 ) ▸ I feel pretty good .とても気分がいい ▸ They are doing pretty well .彼らはとてもうまくやっている ▸ pretty soon すぐに ▸ I'm pretty sure I can do it .間違いなくできます pr è tty m ú ch [w é ll, ｟米 ｠n é ar, ｟英 ｠n é arly ]｟話 ｠ほとんど ▸ in pretty much the same way ほぼ同様に ▸ “Are you OK? ” “Pretty much .”「大丈夫 ？」「まあね 」pr è tty pl é ase ｟話 おどけて ｠頼むから, お願いだから .s ì tting pr é tty ｟くだけて ｠安全で有利な立場の, 裕福な .形容詞 -tier ; -tiest 1 〈女性 子供などが 〉かわいい , きれいな (→beautiful 類義 ); 〈男性が 〉なよなよした ▸ a pretty girl かわいい女の子 ▸ She's quite pretty , isn't she? 彼女はとてもかわいいよね 2 〈物 場所 歌 声が 〉 (目 耳に )快い , こぎれいな , 感じのいい (!小さなもの, 繊細なものに感じられる美しさをいう ) ▸ a pretty flower きれいな花 ▸ a pretty name すてきな名前 ▸ a pretty town きれいな町 ▸ A pretty necklace for a pretty lady .｟広告 ｠美しい御婦人には美しいネックレスを 3 (比較なし )｟話 やや古 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗かなりの , 相当の ▸ cost a pretty penny かなりのお金がかかる 動詞 -ties ; -tied ; ～ing 他動詞 ｟くだけて ｠ «…で » 〈人 物 〉を美しく見せる , 飾り立てる (up ) «with » .

 

pretty-pretty

pr é tty-pr è tty 形容詞 ｟英 ｠きれいだけが取り柄の .