purty
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Being the reason a marriage ends might look purty in a novel, but in real life it means you took someone else’s candy just because you wanted it.
From Washington Post
“Purty,” countered his sister, Sophia, 12.
From Washington Post
“It is stinky, but it sure is purty,” Nate conceded.
From Washington Post
Neither she nor the Captain had been to church for as long as anyone could remember, but the preacher in those days was young and earnest and gave her what was warmly regarded as a “right purty service.”
From Literature
“The crabs now, they don’t crave music, but oysters,” he explained shyly, “there’s nothing they favor more than a purty tune.”
From Literature
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