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purdy

/ˈpɜɹ.di/ adjective C2
  1. Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
  2. Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.
  3. Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty.
  4. Cunning; clever, skilful.
  5. Moderately large; considerable. (dated)
  6. Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.). (dated)
  7. Awkward, unpleasant, bad.
  8. Matching commonly accepted principles of formatting and syntax, for the sake of readability.

Comparative purdier · Superlative purdiest

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.