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pretty::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | fairly, jolly, middling, moderately, passably, reasonably, somewhat |
pretty big.
pretty bad.
pretty::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | prettiness |
pretty girl.
pretty song.
pretty room.
pretty::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a pretty mess.
a pretty kettle of fish.
Examples of pretty
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The way I think of it is that, first of all, the pancreas is a pretty big organ.
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Pretty defense, found at the table by Ron Smith and Brian Glubock, among others.
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Additionally, we pick ones with holes or pretty images to slip under the pillow.
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They didn't, but the fact they lasted as long as they did was pretty impressive.
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They have been beating teams for two years and beating them pretty convincingly.
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If he does have those moments once in a while, he says they pass pretty quickly.
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As a truthful Fire sign, you're pretty open with people about your true desires.
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For an album with only four up-tempo tunes, that's a pretty bad batting average.
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I adjusted pretty well sometimes, but there were times I could have done better.
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- Pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
- Reasonably: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
- (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
- (prettily) in a pretty manner; "all this is most prettily done"
- Pretty (or I Feel Pretty) is a television advertisement launched in 2006 by Nike, Inc. to promote its Nike Women brand of sportswear. The 60-second spot was handled by advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy in Portland, Oregon. ...
- From a Basement on the Hill is the sixth studio album by the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Released posthumously on October 19, 2004 by ANTI- Records in CD, double LP, and digital download, it peaked at #19 in the US and #41 in the UK.
- Pretties is the second book of the Uglies Trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld.
- Something that is pretty; To make pretty; to beautify; Cunning; clever, skilful. [from 9th c.]; Pleasant in sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. [from 15th c.]; Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing. [from 15th c. ...
- Pretty, when used as an adverb to tone down or moderate a statement ("pretty cold weather"), is avoided in formal writing, so using it in correspondence will lend an informal tone.
