It is common in informal speech and writing but is neither rare nor wrong in serious discourse We can use pretty as an adverb, before an adjective or another adverb, meaning ‘quite, but not extremely’ … that's a pretty hat you're wearing The sofa was covered in very pretty flowery material She's got such a pretty daughter She looked pretty in a simple cotton dress.
Pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness. See examples of pretty used in a sentence. If you describe someone as pretty, you mean that they are attractive She's a very charming and very pretty girl. Find 448 different ways to say pretty, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at thesaurus.com. In a delicate or graceful way
A pretty little cabin in the woods. When particularly stressed, the adverb pretty serves almost to diminish the adjective or adverb that it modifies, by emphasizing that there are greater levels of intensity. Some common synonyms of pretty are beautiful, comely, fair, handsome, and lovely While all these words mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure, pretty often applies to superficial or insubstantial attractiveness. If a woman or girl is pretty, she is attractive
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