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Princeton's WordNet

  1. prettilyadverb

    in a pretty manner

    "all this is most prettily done"

Wiktionary

  1. prettilyadverb

    In a pretty manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Prettilyadverb

    Neatly; elegantly; pleasingly without dignity or elevation.

    Etymology: from pretty.

    How prettily the young swain seems to wash
    The hand was fair before. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

    One saith prettily; in the quenching of the flame of a pestilent ague, nature is like people that come to quench the fire of a house; so busy, as one letteth another. Francis Bacon.

    Children, kept out of ill company, take a pride to behave themselves prettily, after the fashion of others. John Locke.

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  1. prettily

    Prettily is an adverb that describes something done in a pretty or attractive way. It typically refers to things that are done in a manner that is visually pleasing or charming.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prettilyadverb

    in a pretty manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prettily in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prettily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of prettily in a Sentence

  1. Joseph Nyangon:

    The pathway to building a legacy of fearless influence is not spanned by rainbow hue or prettily lined by daisies. On the contrary, it is shaped by our ability to grow less in our eyes in order to grow more in what we do.

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