preddy
preddy is the pronunciation spelling of pretty.
Meaning of pretty
Adverb
pretty (not comparable)
- Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
- They are proud, and vveare their hayre pretty long, and about their criſpes vvreath a valuable Shaſh or Tulipant; […]1638, Tho[mas] Herbert, “Of Java Major”, in Some Yeares Travels Into Divers Parts of Asia and Afrique. […], 2nd edition, London: […] R[ichard] Bi[sho]p for Iacob Blome and Richard Bishop, →OCLC, book...
- Prettily, in a pretty manner.
- 'The boy sings pretty, don't he, Master Marner?'1861, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter X, in Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC
Proper noun capitalized: Preddy
Preddy (plural Preddys)
- A surname from Welsh.
Forms of preddy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | preddier |
| superlative | preddiest |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Preddys |
Origin of preddy
Variant of Priddy.
Questions about preddy
- What does preddy mean?
- Preddy means a surname from Welsh.
- What is preddy the pronunciation spelling of?
- Preddy is the pronunciation spelling of pretty.
- What part of speech is preddy?
- Preddy is a proper noun.
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