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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 pret·ty adj. Pronunciation: ' pri-tē, ' pər- also ' pru ̇ - Function: adjective Inflected Form:   pret·ti·er ; -est Etymology: Middle English praty, prety, from Old English prættig tricky, from prætt trick; akin to Old Norse prettr trick Date: before 12th century 1 a : ARTFUL , CLEVER b : PAT , APT 2 a : pleasing by delicacy or grace b : having conventionally accepted elements of beauty c : appearing or sounding pleasant or nice but lacking strength, force, manliness, purpose, or intensity < pretty words that make no sense ― Elizabeth B. Browning> 3 a : MISERABLE , TERRIBLE <a pretty mess you've gotten us into> b chiefly Scottish : STOUT 4 : moderately large : CONSIDERABLE <a very pretty profit> <cost a pretty penny> 5 : easy to enjoy : PLEASANT ― usually used in negative constructions <reality is not so pretty ― Caleb Solomon> synonyms see BEAUTIFUL –pret·ti·ly \-tə-lē\ adverb –pret·ty·ish \-tē-ish\ adjective ]]> 2 pret·ty adj. Pronunciation: ' pri-tē, ' pər- also ' pru ̇ -; before “near(ly)” often ' pərt or ' prit or ' pru ̇ t Function: adverb Date: 1565 1 a : in some degree : MODERATELY < pretty cold weather> b : QUITE , MAINLY <the wound was ⋯ pretty bad ― Walt Whitman> 2 : in a pretty manner : PRETTILY <pop vocalists who can sing pretty ― Gerald Levitch> –pretty much : MAINLY , LARGELY usage Some handbooks complain that pretty is overworked and recommend the selection of a more specific word or restrict pretty to informal or colloquial contexts. Pretty is used to tone down a statement and is in…