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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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We are pretty far from any town so we will be eating all of our meals at the house.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Meta has used AI more effectively than pretty much anyone else to improve the performance of ads, and its revenue is expected to grow quickly because of that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“So both those guys are confident. They’re kind of a little older, so they’ve been around, and we’re very familiar with both those guys, so it should be pretty seamless.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“I don’t think anybody is going to change a policy on a year or two of performance, but the opportunity cost of not having that exposure in your portfolio has increased pretty significantly,” Yates says.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I think I was pretty clear that we were through, but he’s been blowing up my phone for days.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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