pretty

adjective
/ˈpɹɪt.i/

pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.

Other meanings

Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.
Cunning; clever, skilful.

Antonyms

ugly

Related words

prettification
prettiful
prettikins
prettyish
prettyism
prettysome
unpretty
just another pretty face
pretty-by-night
none-so-pretty
not a pretty sight
not just another pretty face

Example sentences

“I'm pretty sure that's against the law.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“The symptoms I'm having are pretty severe.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "prættiġ" (tricky, crafty, sly, cunning, wily, astute).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “pretty” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.