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What does pretty mean?
Definitions in simple English

pretty

You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "more than a little". She was pretty sure that he'd say yes. You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "very". That sounds like a pretty good idea.

pretty

If something is pretty, people like to look at it. Those flowers are so pretty. I want to have a pretty painting in my house. My girlfriend is very pretty.

pretty

(= reasonably, moderately, jolly, fairly) 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 pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing pretty girl pretty song pretty room (used ironically) unexpectedly bad a pretty mess a pretty kettle of fish

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Simple sentences

These three pretty girls are all nieces of mine.
A pretty waitress waited on us.
You are both pretty and kind.
There are pretty flowers in the garden.
He married a very pretty girl.
She's smarter than Mary, but she's not as pretty as Mary.
She is very pretty, isn't she?
The moon is pretty in the fall.
That's a pretty good idea.
Mary's not pretty, but she isn't ugly, either.
I don't know about you, but I feel pretty good today.
Time probably didn't permit the taking of a pretty picture with vivid colours.
If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.
I guess my view on friendship is pretty bleak because I've never really had to rely on anyone for anything.
You are not less pretty than her.
How pretty your sister is!
Your report is pretty good, if not excellent.
He's a pretty unique guy wearing bell bottoms and Hawaiian shirts to the office.
I sit in front of a computer screen all day, so I get pretty heavily bombarded by electro-magnetic waves.
The other girls are jealous of Lily because she is extremely pretty.
Mary is a very pretty girl.
Most girls think that they are pretty.
When the boss checks our expenses it can be pretty dicey. He knows how to read between the lines.
Helen is more pretty than beautiful.
The pretty girl in the bikini was an eye-opener on the beach.
What pretty flowers!
I hear that Nancy is very pretty.
She is no doubt pretty, but she isn't beautiful.
If you go drinking with Tom, be prepared to listen to some pretty outlandish cock and bull stories.

Movie subtitles

Meet my poor mother, buy her pretty clothes, some kalbi meat, and a gorgeous house.
The ancient Roman ruins here at Caesarea in israel are a pretty potent reminder of that.
The Tower of London was a pretty primitive edifice compared with the splendours of the great towers of imperial China.
By 1 5th-century standards, Nanjing was a pretty pleasant place to live.
But beyond that, to be blunt, they turned out to be pretty pointless.
Landing a Chinese eunuch on the East African coast was essentially the same as landing an American on the moon - pretty impressive.
Well, that's pretty neat!
In the grand scope of the cosmos, we've considered ourselves pretty lucky to be at just the right spot and to have all the right ingredients for life to emerge.
This is a pretty special gun.
I'm kind of baffled where it's gone, you know, 'cause this thing was pretty big, you know.
It would've taken a lot of force or something pretty hefty to get it out of there, and there was no trail.
The first night in the woods by myself was pretty awesome, actually.
It's what I wanted to do originally, too, is, you know, be by myself, take care of myself, do my own thing, and I got that, so pretty content.
I find out something new about her every day, it seems like, and it's a pretty big thing that I would've never expected out of her.
Young or old, but rich. You're pretty, you'll get your pick.
Very pretty and sweet. Sixteen.
I'm pretty sure it's pine.
I'm pretty sure our seats are over there.
I'll be out of both oxygen and propellant pretty soon.
Jet's a pretty lousy negotiator.
If Lucy's not here when Heinrich gets back, it is not gonna be a pretty sight.
Well, you can fight pretty well, father.
During the witchcraft era it was dangerous to be old and ugly, but it was not safe to be young and pretty either.
Well, we cleaned that up pretty well.
They look pretty old to me.
I've heard about you for years, and I'm getting pretty sick of it.
We've all been pretty upset.
If we find the fella who painted this, it'd be a pretty good clue.
Kids can get pretty much anything they want in the yard, as long as they can afford it.
We're pretty hungry. Can you do it?
Must have a pretty heavy period.
Pff! And he was already pretty fucking dumb as it was.
I think I got pretty good value for my money.
Stiles reacts pretty severely to Scott becoming a werewolf.
I think it's pretty obvious that Stiles has a crush on Lydia. He has since he was, like, eight.
Scott and Allison's relationship is, I would say, pretty typical to any other teenager's relationship, certainly to ones that I've had in the past.
Don't I look very pretty like this?
Why are all diplomats' wives so pretty?

News and current affairs

Space Adventures was pushing for 2009, but I was pretty busy.
Today, from Iran to Darfur to Zimbabwe to Georgia, the world is witnessing the effects of a budding post-American world, and the picture does not look pretty.
That is pretty much how most people reacted to the stories about bankers' bonuses, when the great crash of 2007-2008 wiped out banks, businesses, shareholders' savings, growth, and jobs.
That is good news, because there is a pretty strong chance that we are going to see major price declines in a number of cities around the globe in the next few years, and these price declines will cause real pain to many homeowners.
Overall, after almost 25 years of stunning prosperity, punctuated by only two mild recessions, most Americans feel pretty confident about their economic situation.
Whatever his other many failings, he has a pretty good record on aid to poor countries, particularly in healthcare.
And, with trillions of dollars swirling around global financial markets, this predictability creates a fat target, with investors willing to make massive bets when they are pretty sure they are right, even if the profit per dollar is small.
In the long run, the outcome is pretty clear, especially if one throws in the coming Fed interest-rate hikes.
With core buyers pulling back, and the opportunity cost rising, the end of the art bubble will not be a pretty picture.
It is now pretty much agreed that fiscal tightening has cost developed economies 5-10 percentage points of GDP growth since 2010.
Indeed, the OSCE still sticks its nose and fingers into pretty much every aspect of Albanian political life.
With the decision about raising rates such a close call, one would think that the Fed would be inclined to do it this year, given that the chair and vice chair have pretty much told the market for months that this will happen.
The Fed of course understands that pretty much everyone dislikes interest-rate hikes and almost always likes rate cuts.
If you had unwound your bet three years ago, you would now be sitting pretty - as long as you had gone into cash, of course - because the period since 2006 has undone most of these gains.
In such an environment, long run equilibrium rate models are pretty useless as guides to short or even medium term exchange rate developments.
That should worry central bankers, because their credibility is pretty much all they have.
Prospective buyers of Italian ten-year bonds should look at the longer-term impact of deficit cutting on the debt level, which is pretty certain to be positive.
Our work with data for the years 1952-1971 showed that the long-term bond market back then was pretty easy to describe.
The leading economies of the West are doing pretty much the same thing - just dressing up their manipulation in different clothes.
But reliance on realpolitik as the guiding light of foreign policy has a pretty shabby track record.
Because the world is now pretty much filled up, there are few opportunities to expand the physical supply of resources.
In fact, it works pretty well, though mistakes do occur (as they do in any regulatory system).
All indications are that it will not be a pretty story.
An old man with a long beard watches over us, and most of us retain a pretty literal opinion of the stories about his Son told in the Bible's New Testament.
As a tribal Conservative, albeit it with pretty moderate tendencies and a deep suspicion of ideology, I naturally want Cameron to win.
LONDON - I used to be considered a pretty good forecaster of British and other countries' elections.

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