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sitting pretty

sit·ting pret·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sit-ing prit-ee]
    • /ˈsɪt ɪŋ ˈprɪt i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sit-ing prit-ee]
    • /ˈsɪt ɪŋ ˈprɪt i/

Definitions of sitting pretty words

  • adjective sitting pretty (of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching. 1
  • adjective sitting pretty of, for, or suited to sitting: a sitting area in the lobby. 1
  • adjective sitting pretty holding an official position or office; occupying an appointed or elected seat; incumbent: a sitting pontiff. 1
  • adjective sitting pretty in session or at work; active: a sitting legislature. 1
  • noun plural sitting pretty Usually, pretties. pretty ornaments, clothes, etc. 1
  • noun plural sitting pretty a pretty person: Sit down, my pretty. 1
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Origin of sitting pretty

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English prati(e), pratte, prettie cunning, gallant, fine, handsome, pretty; Old English prættig, prettī cunning, derivative of prǣtt a trick, wile (cognate with Dutch part, pret trick, prank, Old Norse prettr trick, prettugr tricky)

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Parts of speech for Sitting pretty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sitting pretty

sitting pretty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sitting pretty

adj sitting pretty

  • have it made — simple past tense and past participle of make1 .
  • home free — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
  • in clover — any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
All 12 Synonyms of sitting pretty

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