pretty-pretty

ˈprɪti ˈprɪti

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Definition of pretty-pretty - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

overly decorative

Rare

excessively ornate or sentimental

Rare

The room was filled with pretty-pretty decorations that overwhelmed the senses..

excessive prettiness

Rare

excessively pretty to the point of being showy

Rare

The room was decorated in a pretty-pretty style.

gaudy

showy

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Origin of pretty-pretty

Reduplication of pretty (attractive)

Terms with pretty-pretty included in their meaning

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cute

adj.

appearance

attractive in a pretty, endearing, or youthful way

the dress caught one's eye

exp.

sight

cause interest or curiosity by looking unusual or pretty

pretty

adv.

manner

in a pretty manner, attractively

chocolate-box

adj.

appearance

having a pretty, picturesque look in a clichéd way

bonnily

adv.

attractively

in an attractive or pretty manner

daintier

adj.

appearance

delicately small and pretty

mignon

appearance

cute or pretty person or child

PDQ

acr.

acr: Pretty Darn Quick

very fast or done with great speed

Examples of pretty-pretty in a sentence

Her pretty-pretty style was not to everyone's taste.
Her dress was too pretty-pretty for the casual event.
The garden was filled with pretty-pretty flowers.

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French:kitsch, trop joli, ...
German:übermäßig dekoriert, übermäßig hübsch, ...
Italian:troppo decorato, vistosamente grazioso, ...
Spanish:excesivamente adornado, cursi, ...
Portuguese:excessivamente decorado, excessivamente bonito, ...
Chinese:过于装饰的, 过于华丽的, ...
Japanese:過度に装飾的, 過度に美しい, ...
Arabic:مُبَالَغ فِي تَزْيِينِهِ, مُتَكَلَّف الجَمال, ...
Hebrew:מְקֻשְׁטָר מִדַּי, רַאַוְתָנִי, ...
Russian:чересчур декоративный, чересчур красивый, ...
Ukrainian:надмірно прикрашений, показний, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक सजावटी, अत्यधिक सुंदर, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত সজ্জিত, অত্যধিক সুন্দর, ...
Catalan:massa decorat, cursi, ...
Czech:přezdobený, přikrášlený, ...
Danish:overdrevent dekorativ, overdrevent smuk, ...
Dutch:overdreven decoratief, overdreven mooi, ...
Greek:υπερβολικά διακοσμημένο, υπερβολικά όμορφος, ...
Hungarian:giccses, cicomás, ...
Khmer:តុបតែងហួសហេតុ, ស្អាតលើសកម្រិតរហូតមើលទៅលេចធ្លោហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:지나치게 장식적인, 지나치게 예쁜, ...
Persian:بیش از حد تزئینی, نمایشی, ...
Polish:przesadnie ozdobny, przesadnie ładny, ...
Portuguese (BR):excessivamente decorado, excessivamente bonito, ...
Romanian:excesiv de decorativ, ostentativ, ...
Swedish:överdrivet prålig, överdrivet vacker, ...
Thai:ตกแต่งมากเกินไป, ที่สวยเกินไป, ...
Turkish:aşırı süslü, gösterişli, ...
Vietnamese:quá trang trí, quá đẹp, ...

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