pretty

Examples

• All

• So I grew up in a pretty rough situation.

• So things are feeling pretty bad for retail out there now.

• But yeah, there are some pretty tough stories.

• Well, sit back, because it's a pretty crazy story.

• Yeah, yeah, it's pretty gross in that one spot.

• So you're going to see some pretty shocking things, Brian.

• I know you're a psychiatrist, but it's not a pretty sight.

  Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

• And then I thought, OK, well, that's pretty drastic.

• Not a pretty story.

  Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

• The weather has been pretty bad lately, with storms and flooding affecting many areas.

Synonyms

H

hideously

vspretty

18 5.5

In a very ugly or shocking way

expresses irony to stress unexpected badness or awkward difficulty

Idioms

P

pretty much

• Informal

∞ 3.0

Almost completely but not quite

A

a pretty penny

• Informal

11 7.0

A large amount of money that is higher than expected

S

sitting pretty

• Informal

8 6.1

In a comfortable position with enough money and little worry

P

pretty please

• Baby Talk

8 7.6

A polite, pleading way to ask someone for something

J

just another pretty face

• Offensive

1 7.6

A person who is attractive but thought to have little intelligence or real skill

N

not a pretty sight

• Informal

7.2

An unpleasant scene that shocks people

Compounds

P

pretty boy

• Informal

34 5.5

A young man who has a delicate, attractive face

P

pretty face

• Offensive

33 4.2

An attractive person who others think has nothing besides looks

P

pretty shitty

• Offensive

7 9.9

Very bad or disappointing

P

pretty-pretty

• Informal

1 8.4

Too decorated and showy in a shallow way

P

pretty horsebreaker

• Archaic

9.9

A woman who trains wild horses to accept a rider

Surface Forms

Etymology