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 pretty pretty /ˈprɪti/

adjective

  1. () Pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing  ( pretty )
    pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
     Pretty girl
    pretty girl
     Pretty song
    pretty song
     Pretty room
    pretty room
  2. () (used ironically) unexpectedly bad  ( pretty )
    (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
     A pretty mess
    a pretty mess
     A pretty kettle of fish
    a pretty kettle of fish

adverb

  1. () [Informal] To certain extent or degree  ( jolly [Informal, British] , middling , passably , fairly , moderately , reasonably , somewhat , averagely , middlingly , pretty [Informal] )
    to certain extent or degree
     Pretty big
    pretty big
     Pretty bad
    pretty bad
     Jolly decent of him
    jolly decent of him
     The shoes are priced reasonably
    the shoes are priced reasonably
     He is fairly clever with computers
    he is fairly clever with computers