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- pronunciation:
- prI
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
prettier, prettiest |
| definition: |
pleasing or attractive to the senses, esp. the eyes or ears.
Your daughter is a pretty girl.There is a pretty view from the hotel balcony.This song has a pretty melody.- synonyms:
- attractive, becoming, handsome
- antonyms:
- plain, ugly, unattractive, unpretty
- similar words:
- alluring, appealing, beauteous, beautiful, comely, delightful, engaging, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasing, sightly, stunning
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| related words: |
adorable, dainty |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
moderately or fairly.
On second thought, I think you should wear your warmer coat; it is pretty cold today.The exam was pretty hard, actually, but I think I did all right.I'm not the best player in the world, but I'm pretty good.- synonyms:
- fairly, moderately, passably
- similar words:
- rather, really, somewhat
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| definition 2: |
considerably; quite.
It snowed pretty hard last night and we were afraid to drive home.- synonyms:
- awfully, considerably, extremely, quite, very
- similar words:
- fairly, rather, really, somewhat
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| related words: |
precious |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pretties, prettying, prettied |
| definition: |
to enhance the appearance of (something) by making it pretty (sometimes fol. by "up").
They prettied up the church basement with flowers and banners for the wedding reception.- synonyms:
- beautify, prettify
- similar words:
- adorn, decorate, embellish, enhance, spruce
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
pretties |
| definition: |
a person or thing that is attractive to the senses.
- similar words:
- decoration, ornament
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| derivations: |
prettily (adv.), prettiness (n.) |
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