pret·ty
pret·ty/ˈpridē/
adjective
attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome.
"a pretty little girl with an engaging grin"
synonyms: attractive, lovely, good-looking, nice-looking, fetching, prepossessing, appealing, charming, delightful, nice, engaging, pleasing, darling, sweet, dear, adorable, lovable, winning, winsome, cute, as pretty as a picture, dainty, graceful, handsome, well favored, personable, beautiful, glamorous, gorgeous, ravishing, stunning, bewitching, alluring, chocolate-box, bonny, easy on the eye, adorbs, beauteous, fair, comely
adverb
to a moderately high degree; fairly.
"he looked pretty fit for his age"
synonyms: quite, rather, somewhat, fairly, reasonably, moderately, comparatively, relatively, tolerably, passably, adequately, satisfactorily, decently, respectably, kind of, sort of
noun
an attractive thing, typically a pleasing but unnecessary accessory.
"he buys her lots of pretties—bangles and rings and things"
verb
make pretty or attractive.
"she'll be all prettied up and ready to go in an hour"
synonyms: beautify, make attractive, make pretty, prettify, pretty up, adorn, ornament, embellish, smarten, glamorize, prink, preen, primp, put makeup on, do oneself up, tart oneself up
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The meaning of PRETTY is artful, clever. How to use pretty in a sentence. Using Pretty as an Adverb: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Pretty.
adjective · pleasing or appealing in a delicate or graceful way · dainty, neat, or charming · commendable; good of its kind · excellent, grand, or fine.
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Pretty may refer to: Beauty, the quality of being pleasing, especially to look at. Physical attractiveness, of a person's physical features ...
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Posted: Jun 21, 2019
Posted: Jun 21, 2019
pretty adverb [not gradable] (TO A LARGE DEGREE). (used to give emphasis) to a large degree; to some degree: I've got a pretty clear idea of what's going on.