pretty

Definition of pretty

Adjectives

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
"pretty girl"
"pretty song"
"pretty room"
Synonyms:
beautiful
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
(used ironically) unexpectedly bad
"a pretty mess"
"a pretty kettle of fish"
Synonyms:
bad
having undesirable or negative qualities

Adverbs

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
"pretty big"
"pretty bad"
Synonyms:
fairly, jolly, middling, moderately, passably, reasonably, somewhat
Antonyms:
immoderately
to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation
unreasonably
unreasonably
to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation
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Vocabulary Lists for pretty

Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island »(2273 words)
Vocabulary study guide for Robert Louis Stevenson's...
  • seamanly
  • squire
  • rum
  • stockade
  • clove hitch

Lovely Things »(62 words)
  • dearest
  • beloved
  • passion
  • emotion
  • physical attraction

Valentine's Day »(77 words)
These are words one might use on a Valentine's Day Card
  • admirable
  • adorable
  • agreeable
  • alluring
  • ambrosial

Edith Warton's Ethan Frome »(2499 words)
Vocabulary study list from Edith Warton's "Ethan Frome"
  • Hale
  • German ivy
  • matt
  • sleigh
  • flats

feelings »(5461 words)
open
  • happy
  • alive
  • good
  • understanding
  • great

The Marvellous Land of Oz »(2070 words)
  • scarecrow
  • woodman
  • tip
  • bug
  • emerald

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz »(2027 words)
  • piglet
  • wizard
  • Eureka
  • sawhorse
  • gargoyle

Clint Easwood - The New Yorker March 2010 (1) »(1536 words)
  • crapper
  • convolute
  • self-reproof
  • cowhand
  • patness

1 Describing people »(94 words)
  • be
  • have
  • look
  • seem
  • weigh

Submission »(92 words)
  • pleasing
  • docile
  • feminine
  • gracious
  • appreciative

Words that contain pretty

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