Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Pretty, adj. pleasing, neat, fine: Ven. 74. Ven. 74 Lucr. 1233. Sonn. 41, 1 (some M. Edd. petty; but cf. Merch. II, 6, 37). 132, 4. 139, 10. Gent. II, 1, 122. Wiv. I, 1, 46. I, 4, 146. I, 4, 146 III, 2, 18. Err. III, 1, 110. Ado II, 3, 141. IV, 1, 99. IV, 2, 85 (cf. Rom. I, 1, 34). LLL I, 2, 19. LLL I, 2, 19 V, 2, 97. Mids. II, 1, 130. IV, 1, 60. Merch. II, 6, 37 (cf. Sonn. 41, 1). III, 4, 64 (cf. Wint. I, 2, 62). V, 21. As II, 4, 50. Shr. II, 188. All's I, 1, 103 “('twas p., to see him every hour).” Wint. I, 2, 62. IV, 4, 156. IV, 4, 156 V, 2, 89. John III, 4, 95. R2 III, 3, 165. H6C IV, 6, 70. R3 I, 1, 93. Rom. I, 1, 34 (cf. Ado IV, 2, 85). I, 3, 60. Cymb. III, 4, 150.* IV, 2, 398 etc. etc. == moderately great: “a p. while,” Lucr. 1233. “my daughter's of a p. age,” Rom. I, 3, 10. Used as a term of endearment and supplying the place of diminutives: “why, my p. youth?” Gent. IV, 2, 58. “O p. Isabella,” Meas. IV, 3, 157. “piteous plainings of the p. babes,” Err. I, 1, 73; cf. R3 IV, 1, 101 and Mcb. IV, 3, 216. “p. soul,” Mids. II, 2, 76. “my --est Perdita,” Wint. IV, 4, 595. “p. traps to catch the petty thieves,” H5 I, 2, 177. “my p. cousins,” R3 II, 2, 8. “my p. York,” II, 4, 26 (Ff young). II, 4, 26 “O p., p. pledge,” Troil. V, 2, 77. “what hast thou there under thy cloak, p. Flaminius?” Tim. III, 1, 15. “how now, my p. knave,” Lr. I, 4, 107. “the p. worm of Nilus,” Ant. V, 2, 243 etc. Ironically: “that's a p. jest indeed,” Wiv. III, 4, 59. “there are p. orders beginning,” Meas. II, 1, 249. “I can tell thee p. tales of the duke,” IV, 3, 175. “'tis p., sure, and very probable,” As III, 5, 11. “I thank your p. sweet wit for it,” H4B I, 2, 231. “a p. plot, well chosen to build upon,” H6B I, 4, 59.
Substantively: “I post unto my p.” Pilgr. 201. “may breed thee, p.” Wint. III, 3, 48.