Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pretty
Participle: prettied
Gerund: prettying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pretty |
| you | pretty |
| he;she;it | pretties |
| we | pretty |
| you | pretty |
| they | pretty |
Perfect
| I | have prettied |
| you | have prettied |
| he;she;it | has prettied |
| we | have prettied |
| you | have prettied |
| they | have prettied |
Past
| I | prettied |
| you | prettied |
| he;she;it | prettied |
| we | prettied |
| you | prettied |
| they | prettied |
Pluperfect
| I | had prettied |
| you | had prettied |
| he;she;it | had prettied |
| we | had prettied |
| you | had prettied |
| they | had prettied |
Future
| I | will pretty |
| you | will pretty |
| he;she;it | will pretty |
| we | will pretty |
| you | will pretty |
| they | will pretty |
Future Perfect
| I | will have prettied |
| you | will have prettied |
| he;she;it | will have prettied |
| we | will have prettied |
| you | will have prettied |
| they | will have prettied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pretty |
| you | pretty |
| he;she;it | pretty |
| we | pretty |
| you | pretty |
| they | pretty |
Perfect
| I | have prettied |
| you | have prettied |
| he;she;it | have prettied |
| we | have prettied |
| you | have prettied |
| they | have prettied |
Imperfect
| I | prettied |
| you | prettied |
| he;she;it | prettied |
| we | prettied |
| you | prettied |
| they | prettied |
Pluperfect
| I | had prettied |
| you | had prettied |
| he;she;it | had prettied |
| we | had prettied |
| you | had prettied |
| they | had prettied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pretty |
| you | would pretty |
| he;she;it | would pretty |
| we | would pretty |
| you | would pretty |
| they | would pretty |
Perfect
| I | would have prettied |
| you | would have prettied |
| he;she;it | would have prettied |
| we | would have prettied |
| you | would have prettied |
| they | would have prettied |
Imperative
| you | pretty |
| we | Let's pretty |
| you | pretty |
Verbs conjugated like 'pretty'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pretty'
jetty,
potty,
prebuy,
prepay,
prest,
pretex,
pretin,
prettify,
prey,
putty,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English prety, preti, praty, prati, from Old English prættiġ (“tricky, crafty, sly, cunning, wily, astute”), from Proto-West Germanic *prattug, from Proto-Germanic *prattugaz (“boastful, sly, slick, deceitful, tricky, cunning”), corresponding to prat (“trick”) + -y. Doublet of pratty.
2. Cognate with Dutch prettig (“nice, pleasant”), Low German prettig (“funny”), Icelandic prettugur (“deceitful, tricky”). For the semantic development, compare canny, clever, cute.
Sample Sentences
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He sat on the hearth rug and began prettying the dog's coat. [2007, Eric Knight, Lassie Come-Home, →ISBN, page 29:]