pretty
adjective
pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness.
prettied
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past participleof pretty.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pretty.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
prettyadjectivepleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness.
Example Sentences
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The setting: a two-story home in Whittier prettied with holiday decorations, pet beds, American flags and a shelf of tchotchkes dedicated to John Wayne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
There are parts of Kentucky where the ground is pruned and prettied, and there are parts where the grass just grows.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Miss Shirley doesn’t usually mind all the ruckus on her Southwest Washington street corner, which was recently prettied up with a sprawling, candy-colored mural of a lotus blossom and a child.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2022
They are prettied up, to be sure – they are not the oligarchy as it is, but as it would like to see itself.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2018
“You’ll have to tell me all about it But don’t you dare tell anyone else. Not yet. Everyone’s going to be so intrigued. We can throw a big party when you get yourself prettied up.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
