Vocab Bloom Hub

pretty-pretty

/ˈprɪt.i ˈprɪt.i/

1 entry

adjective

/ˈprɪt.i ˈprɪt.i/formalbritishobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее, детское или чрезмерно сентиментальное прилагательное, используемое для описания чего-то излишне или жеманно красивого.

An old-fashioned, childish, or overly sentimental adjective used to describe something excessively or daintily pretty.

  1. Ostentatiously or inappropriately prettyC1informalbritish

    Excessively or showily decorated in a way that is considered too delicate, frilly, or lacking in taste.

    ruПриторно-красивый

    • The room was decorated in a pretty-pretty style with too many lace doilies and pink ribbons.
    • She dismissed the design as too pretty-pretty for a modern office.
    • His taste in art tends toward the pretty-pretty, favoring sentimental landscapes over bold abstracts.

    Synonymsfrillyfussygarishostentatiousshowytawdrytwee

    Antonymsaustereplainsevereuglyunadorned