Read full poem →They norward steered with filled sails.
A prettier bird was no where seen,
Along the beach among the treen.
Dictionary Entry
Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children, but less strikingly than something beautiful.
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “prettier”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Handsome who handsome is, who handsome does is more so;
Pretty is all very pretty, it’s prettier far to be useful.
No, fair Lady Maria, I say not that; but I _will_ say,
Read full poem →You'd think his life was safe from Elenor Murray.
No preacher ever ran a prettier boat
Than Percy Ferguson, all painted white
Read full poem →And, "Madam," quoth he, "may this bit be my poison,
A prettier dinner I never set eyes on!
Pray, a slice of your liver, though, may I be curst,
Read full poem →And, ‘Madam,’ quoth he, ‘may this bit be my poison,
A prettier dinner I never set eyes on;
Pray a slice of your liver, though may I be curs’d,