she dresses pretty or she dresses prettily?

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she dresses pretty or she dresses prettily?

skatehalle

she dresses pretty or she dresses prettily?

She dresses pretty.

She dresses prettily.

What �s correct or what �s the difference?

In an old English book it says she dresses pretty BUT she dresses awfully.

Hepl needed?

4 Nov 2011

maker1

pretty (adj) pleasing/attractive/fine/ good

She always has a pretty smile on her face.

She is the prettiest girl in our class.

pretty (adv) fairly/moderately

I am pretty sure he won �t be here tomorrow.

It is pretty cold outside at this time of the year.

prettily (adv) in a pretty or charming manner.

I loved the hotel, it was prettily furnished.

She smiles prettily to everyone around her.

Don�t forget to dress prettily if you want to impress the boss.

4 Nov 2011

libertybelle

It really should be an adverb which describes a verb - prettily adv: dresses: verb.
It just sounds weird. I �d say - she dresses nicely.

4 Nov 2011