Meaning & Definition of Pretty in English
English⟶
Pretty
/prɪti/
adjective
1. Pleasing by delicacy or grace
- Not imposing
- "Pretty girl"
- "Pretty song"
- "Pretty room"
synonym:
- pretty
2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- "A pretty mess"
- "A pretty kettle of fish"
synonym:
- pretty
adverb
1. 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"
synonym:
- reasonably,
- moderately,
- pretty,
- jolly,
- somewhat,
- fairly,
- middling,
- passably
Examples of using
That boat has pretty sails.
The sea is pretty rough today.
Esperanto is pretty much of a non-language.