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pretty

[prit-ee] / ˈprɪt i /




Usage

What are other ways to say pretty? Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower. A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. 

Example Sentences

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“So it’s pretty easy to coordinate and get things done.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

By the second day, my casts had progressed from consistently awful to pretty decent about 40% of the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

"Year after year after year after year, we've seen pretty exponential growth," says Gleason.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, World War II encompasses 69 pages, but to be fair, it covers pretty much everything from the Battle of Midway to lesser-known theaters in Tunisia and the Marshall Islands.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

He has kept his promise, although not without complaining about it pretty much every time I visit.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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