pretty
adjective
pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness.
prettyish
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a word derived from
pretty.
Example Sentences
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As Anne Skepper, before her marriage, she was much admired by Carlyle; “a brisk witty prettyish clear eyed sharp tongued young lady”; and was the intimate, among many, especially of Thackeray and Browning.
From Biographical Study of A.W. Kinglake by William Tuckwell
In fact, out of some two dozen passions, the only presentable personage was Self-esteem, a prettyish red-haired girl, with an expression of fun about the eyes.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
And as she spoke, a frank-eyed, gentle, prettyish lady, not so tall as I, but with a very kind face, rose up from a book of prints, and, smiling, took our hands.
From Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
He rang the bell, and a fresh-coloured, prettyish girl in a smart cap came to the door.
From Despair's Last Journey by David Christie Murray
She was a plump, meekly prettyish woman with a quick, flustered manner and a soft voice.
From The Wrong Twin by Harry Leon Wilson
