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pretty

/ˈprɪti/

US UK

adjective

prettier; -est

[also more ~; most ~]

attractive to look at usually in a simple or delicate way

a pretty dress

pretty flowers - used especially of a girl or woman

She has a pretty face.

I've never seen her looking so happy or so pretty.

pleasant to look at or listen to

a pretty sunset/room/voice/name/poem

That song is pretty. = That's a pretty song. <SYNR

synonyms seebeautiful</SYNR

always used before a noun :large or impressive

He made a pretty profit selling his antique car.

She received a pretty sum of money.

pleasant to see or experience

What a pretty [=nice] day.

usually used in negative statements

The game wasn't pretty but at least we won.

It isn't going to be pretty when the mayor finds out his son has been arrested.

The kitchen was not a pretty sight [=the kitchen was very messy] after we finished making breakfast.

always used before a noun old-fashioned :very unpleasant

What a pretty [=terrible] mess you've gotten us into!

a pretty [=miserable] state of affairs

a pretty penny

xem penny

(as) pretty as a picture

old-fashioned :very attractive or pleasant to look at :very pretty

She is as pretty as a picture!

pretty face

Someone who is not just a/another pretty face or more than (just) a pretty face is attractive but also has other good qualities, such as intelligence.

If he wants to get people to vote for him, he's got to prove he's more than just a pretty face.

adverb

to some degree or extent but not very or extremely :fairly

The house was pretty [=moderately, rather] big.

It's pretty cold outside.

Did you put the keys on the table? I'm pretty sure I did.

The teams are pretty equally matched.

The work is pretty hard.

I have to leave pretty soon.

The movie was pretty good but not great.

(US) I'm pretty near/nearly done. [=I'm almost done]

to a great degree or extent :very

His injury was pretty bad. [=his injury was bad]

We got pretty [=quite] close.

They've accomplished some pretty amazing things.

She was driving pretty fast.

pretty much/well

informal :not completely but mostly

His ideas were pretty much ignored at the meeting.

It is pretty much the same color.

The engine is pretty well shot. [=the engine is almost completely useless]

Are you finished yet? Pretty much. [=just about]

sit pretty

xem sit

verb

-ties; -tied; -tying

[+ obj] :to make (something) pretty

She prettied the cake with icing, sprinkles, and nuts.

usually + up

The curtains pretty up the room.

Landscapers prettied the park up with flowers and bushes.

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