What is "pretty" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does pretty mean in English? Meaning of pretty definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "pretty" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "pretty": pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

Adjective

  • Meaning: pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
  • Example: pretty girl pretty song pretty room
  • Synonyms: pretty
  • Similar: beautiful
  • Meaning of "pretty": to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

    Adverb

  • Meaning: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
  • Example: pretty big pretty bad jolly decent of him the shoes are priced reasonably he is fairly clever with computers
  • Synonyms: fairly jolly middling moderately passably pretty reasonably somewhat
  • Antonyms: immoderately unreasonably
  • Meaning of "pretty": (used ironically) unexpectedly bad

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
  • Example: a pretty mess a pretty kettle of fish
  • Synonyms: pretty
  • Similar: bad
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