Meaning & use
Purty
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A dialectal, informal pronunciation or spelling of "pretty," used to represent rural or old-fashioned speech.
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"That's a mighty purty dress you're wearing," the old farmer drawled.
In the story, the character keeps calling the valley "the purtiest place on God's earth."
A note on using this word
Purty is used mainly in written dialogue to evoke a folksy or Southern/Appalachian American accent rather than as standard spelling.
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