 pretty |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] intensifier, as in "pretty big" | |
| Synonyms: | jolly | |
| Examples: | "pretty bad" (`jolly' is used informally in Britain as in "jolly decent of him") |
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| Related terms: | UK colloquialism | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing | |
| Examples: | "pretty girl" "pretty song" "pretty room" |
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| Related terms: | beautiful | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (used ironically) unexpectedly bad | |
| Synonyms: | fine | |
| Examples: | "a pretty mess" "a pretty kettle of fish" |
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| Related terms: | irony bad | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 18985 | |
| Similar spelling: |
Pruett Prewett Pritt Pratt Pruitt Prouty Prieto Pretti prat Prewitt Pryde Prude Prout Proto Pride Prete Prato prate Prata protea Pratte |
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