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• pretty — prettily, adv. prettiness, n. prettyish, adj. /prit ee/, adj., prettier, prettiest, n., pl. pretties, adv., v., prettied, prettying. adj. 1. pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face. 2. (of things, places,… …   Universalium

• pretty — pret•ty [[t]ˈprɪt i[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est, 1) pleasing or attractive, esp. in a delicate or graceful way: a pretty face; a pretty song[/ex] 2) pleasing or charming but lacking in grandeur, importance, or force 3) fine; grand (often used… …   From formal English to slang

• pretty penny — pretty penny, Informal. a large sum of money: »Highways, already costing states a pretty penny, are going to eat into state treasuries at a faster pace (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

• pretty — /ˈprɪti / (say pritee) adjective (prettier, prettiest) 1. fair or attractive to the eye in a feminine or childish way: a pretty face. 2. (of things, places, etc.) pleasing to the eye, especially without grandeur. 3. pleasing to the ear: a pretty… …  

• sum — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount of money ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, generous, good, great, handsome, hefty, high, large, not inconsiderable (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• pretty — adjective (prettier, prettiest) 1》 attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful. 2》 informal used ironically to express displeasure: he led me a pretty dance. adverb informal to a moderately high degree; fairly. noun (plural… …   English new terms dictionary

• pretty — 1. adjective a pretty child Syn: 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;… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• sum sth up — UK US sum (sth) up Phrasal Verb with sum({{}}/sʌm/ verb ( mm ) ► [I or T] to describe in a few words the most important ideas or facts in a report, discussion, etc.: »Our slogan: Big Goals, Big Dreams, Big Vision pretty much sums us up …   Financial and business terms

• sum up — UK US sum (sth) up Phrasal Verb with sum({{}}/sʌm/ verb ( mm ) ► [I or T] to describe in a few words the most important ideas or facts in a report, discussion, etc.: »Our slogan: Big Goals, Big Dreams, Big Vision pretty much sums us up …   Financial and business terms

• pretty penny — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. A large sum of money: fortune, mint. Informal: bundle, tidy sum, wad. Slang: pile. See RICH …   English dictionary for students

• pretty penny —  Large sum of money …   A concise dictionary of English slang