pretty-pretty

1. 1.

   ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty

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Questions about pretty-pretty

What does pretty-pretty mean?

pretty-pretty means "ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty".

How many syllables are in pretty-pretty?

pretty-pretty has 4 syllables: pret-ty--pret-ty. The stress falls on "ty-".

Is pretty-pretty a common word?

pretty-pretty is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.