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# prettily

adverb (prettily, more prettily, most prettily)

«prettily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a way that looks nice to the eye; in a neat, charming way. Also, in a polite, well-mannered way when speaking or thanking someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prettily/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the lessons, how a thing is made or decorated with neat charm; in stories, how someone thanks or speaks politely

### Examples

- The cake was iced prettily with pink flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prettily/#x1)
- She thanked the guest prettily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prettily/#x2)
- The room was decorated prettily for the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prettily/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prettily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prettily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prettily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prettily.html) on Mova free.