"purty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: purtier [comparative], purtiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ti Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} purty (comparative purtier, superlative purtiest)
  1. (informal) Pronunciation spelling of pretty. Tags: alt-of, informal, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: pretty
    Sense id: en-purty-en-adj-O~KA~AJk Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Adverb

Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ti Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} purty (not comparable)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of pretty. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: pretty
    Sense id: en-purty-en-adv-O~KA~AJk Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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