pretty

[US]/'prɪtɪ/
[UK]/'prɪti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. attractive; lovely; beautiful
adv. fairly; somewhat
n. a beautiful person

Phrases & Collocations

pretty girl

pretty flower

pretty smile

pretty soon

pretty good

pretty much

pretty face

pretty sure

pretty woman

pretty boy

pretty penny

pretty soft

pretty pass

Example Sentences

She is a pretty girl.

The flowers in the garden are very pretty.

He bought a pretty dress for his girlfriend.

The sunset was pretty amazing.

She has a pretty good singing voice.

The town has some pretty nice restaurants.

She painted a pretty picture of the countryside.

The new car looks pretty sleek.

The movie was pretty entertaining.

The weather is pretty cold today.

Real-world Examples

This is a pretty serious fire hazard.

Source: The original soundtrack of "The Little Prince" animated movie.

It is, admittedly, a pretty convincing pitch.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2019 Collection

Pretty harmless, perhaps; but also pretty disquieting.

Source: Brave New World

It was pretty then, but to me it's much prettier now.

Source: Little Women (abridged version)

Oh, Penelope. You're looking very pretty today.

Source: Blue little koala

Luckily, the new venue nearby is pretty stadium-pressive.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Well, you'd have to be pretty petty.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

I've got your photo — you look very pretty.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

Yes. Jonathan Gruber was pretty obscure until recently.

Source: NPR News November 2014 Compilation

So pretty much they lived identical lives.

Source: Scientific World

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