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pretty

[prit-ee] / ˈprɪt i /




Usage

What are other ways to say pretty? Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower. A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. 

Example Sentences

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In the first game, his distribution was pretty poor and then he got caught out against Ghana when he came rushing out, so maybe those changes did not help his situation either.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

For markets this is pretty tough to figure out.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

“It’s a pretty cool situation, because the lithium that can go into those batteries can come from right underneath the ground in which they stand,” said Teague Egan, the founder and CEO of EnergyX.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

"The opportunity to really start understanding a culture through the material remains is pretty unusual, and it requires that kind of long-term commitment," Anderson said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

“It’s a pretty good wagon when it’s not in the ditch,” Dad said.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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