prettyish

adjective

Definition of prettyishnext
as in pleasant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prettyish
  1. pleasant
  2. desirable
  3. presentable
  4. sexy
  5. seductive
  6. personable
  7. luscious
  8. foxy
Adjective
  • What might have been a pleasant interlude turned into an unhappy five-year-old and another frustrating exercise requiring far more customer effort than necessary.
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The series expands the universe in a pleasant, mostly unobtrusive fashion, with one-off episodes and fun guest stars like Terry Crews, Embeth Davidtz, Anthony Edwards, and, in its best episode, Parker Posey and Jillian Bell.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of pleasant
Adjective
  • TCAs work about as well as SSRIs/SNRIs but can sometimes cause less desirable side effects, such as dry mouth, sleepiness, weight gain, and trouble urinating.6 Summary Benadryl is an antihistamine medication taken to treat mild to severe allergic reactions.
    — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The covetable object, and the desirable image, has its own hidden price.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of desirable
Adjective
  • Hair and makeup is required for cheer practice Both teams must arrive presentable for practice before a game; however, the extent to which hair and makeup are applied differs between teams.
    — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Palace had several presentable chances to score more goals and Arsenal relied on several good stops from Raya to maintain their cushion.
    — James McNicholas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of presentable
Adjective
  • Here are five players the Vikings should target: Will Fries, guard Not the sexiest name out there by any means, Fries might be the best interior offensive lineman available.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The man who portrays The Rookie character is, of course, Eric Winter, whom readers voted as the sexiest TV cop.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of sexy
Adjective
  • His school projects drew the attention of Emmanuel Lubezki, a cinematographer whose work Prieto admired as daring, seductive, and refined.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Next up, Woodall will turn his bedroom eyes and seductive smile to less romantic roles, starring opposite Russell Crowe in the war drama Nuremberg and Dustin Hoffman in the crime thriller Turner.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of seductive
Adjective
  • King noted that the United crew was also extremely personable and doted on the couple.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
  • His colleagues described him as sharp and personable.
    — Liam Quinn, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of personable
Adjective
  • Contained within these borders are a luscious mix of lupines, roses, foxgloves, peonies and delphiniums.
    — Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • About two hours later, the mother of two shared a follow-up video that showed her gathering produce from her luscious garden.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of luscious
Adjective
  • Red hair, especially in a bolder format like foxy red, implies a fearlessness of being perceived and a sense of staunch individuality.
    — Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 28 Sep. 2024
  • With a lady photographer and a foxy actress named, incredibly, Poupee Bocar, K. & I sneak aboard the People’s Train for a day at Machu Picchu.
    — Tom Burke, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of foxy
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prettying (up)
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“Prettyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prettyish. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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