Definitions

pretty

[prit-ee] / ˈprɪt i /

ADJECTIVE

attractive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attractive beautiful charming cute elegant good-looking graceful handsome lovely neat pleasant

STRONG

fair

WEAK

appealing beauteous boss cheerful cher comely dainty darling delicate delightful dishy fine foxy pleasing pulchritudinous tasteful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

homely repulsive ugly unattractive

ADVERB

very; moderately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a little considerably fairly kind of moderately quite rather reasonably somewhat very

WEAK

ample pretty much sort of tolerably

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.

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"I pretty much had a circle around my house for safety," Ms King said.

From BBC

During her research, she said she "watched pretty much everything that was out there" on this subject.

From BBC

They calculated how large fish stocks would need to grow to reach "maximum sustainable yields" and "pretty good yields," as well as how long recovery might take under different fishing regulations.

From Science Daily

The Asp has struggled with dartitis and confidence in the past 18 months but he reached his first Premier League finals night since 2021 last year and was pretty consistent.

From BBC

However, the other - Ganymede - is hoped to be in "pretty good condition" with "no sign of water breaching the vessel".

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