prettily
adverb
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adv
Etymology: From Middle English pratily, prately, pratyly, pratylych; equivalent to pretty + -ly.
- In a pretty manner.
“And thus they were all begging for pancakes, the one more prettily than the other, because they were so hungry, and such good little children.”
“St. Lawrence Station is very prettily situated, high cliffs on the left, and the lush vegetation of the Undercliff sloping down to the sea on the right.”
- Very badly; terribly.
““Indeed!” replied he. “Then, my dear Isabella, it is the most extraordinary sort of thing in the world, for in general every thing does give you cold. Walk home!—you are prettily shod for walking home, I dare say. It will be bad enough for the horses.””