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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Prit(t)y, -ie, adj. [e.m.E. pritty (1660), irreg. var. of Pretty.] a. Stout, manly (man). b. Little, short, ‘fairish’ (length of time). —a. 1667 Lauderdale P. II 8.
His son … is accountid a prittie man & one of the best foot officersb. c 1690 Wemyss Corr. 142.
My Lord Southesk has been in sute of my daughter Nanie this pritty while 1690 J.M. Beale Fife Schools 195.
This prity space bygone