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prettily

pret·tily

UK/ˈpɹɪ.tɪ.li/ US/ˈpʰɹɪɾəɫi/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a pretty manner

  • “all this is most prettily done”

Origin

From Middle English pratily, prately, pratyly, pratylych; equivalent to pretty + -ly.

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