Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Pretty
pretty, adj. [OE prætt, guile, trick.] (webplay: bearing, bird, children, claiming, countenance, creature, degree, face, fellow, flowers, ill, played, time, vivid, way, wind, world).
- Modest; humble.
- Fair; comely; lovely; attractive; handsome; delicately beautiful.
- Pleasant; pleasing; charming; nice; agreeable; delightful.
Return to page 54 of the letter “p”.