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P0548400 (prĭt′ē)adj. pret·ti·er, pret·ti·est 1. Pleasing or attractive in a graceful or delicate way. See Synonyms at beautiful.2. Clever; adroit: a pretty maneuver.3. Very bad; terrible: in a pretty predicament; a situation that has reached a pretty pass.4. Ostensibly or superficially attractive but lacking substance or conviction: full of pretty phrases.5. Informal Considerable in size or extent: a pretty fortune.adv.1. To a fair degree; moderately: a pretty good student.2. In a pretty manner; prettily or pleasingly.n. pl. pret·ties 1. One that is pretty.2. pretties Delicate clothing, especially lingerie.tr.v. pret·tied, pret·ty·ing, pret·ties To make pretty: pretty up the house.Idiom: pretty much For the most part; mostly: "The ... matter was pretty much dying down" (John Strahinich).

[Middle English prety, clever, fine, handsome, from Old English prættig, cunning, from prætt, trick.]

pret′ti·ly adv.pret′ti·ness n.

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(ˈprɪtɪ) adj, -tier or -tiest1. pleasing or appealing in a delicate or graceful way2. dainty, neat, or charming3. commendable; good of its kind: he replied with a pretty wit. 4. informal often ironic excellent, grand, or fine: here's a pretty mess!. 5. informal lacking in masculinity; effeminate; foppish6. Scot vigorous or brave7. an archaic word for elegant8. a pretty penny informal a large sum of money9. sitting pretty informal well placed or established financially, socially, etcn, pl -tiesa pretty person or thingadv10. informal fairly or moderately; somewhat11. informal quite or veryvb, -ties, -tying or -tied (often foll by: up) to make pretty; adorn[Old English prættig clever; related to Middle Low German prattich obstinate, Dutch prettig glad, Old Norse prettugr cunning] ˈprettily adv ˈprettiness n

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(ˈprɪt i)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est, adj. 1. pleasing or attractive, esp. in a delicate or graceful way: a pretty face; a pretty song. 2. pleasing or charming but lacking in grandeur, importance, or force. 3. fine; grand (often used ironically): This is a pretty mess! 4. Informal. considerable; fairly great: This mistake will cost us a pretty sum. n. 5. a pretty person. adv. 6. fairly or moderately: a pretty good time. 7. quite; very: The wind blew pretty hard. 8. Informal. prettily. v.t. 9. to make pretty in appearance: to pretty up a room. [before 1000; Middle English prati(e), pratte, prettie cunning, gallant, fine, pretty, Old English prættig, prettī cunning, derivative of prǣtt a trick, wile (c. Dutch part, pret trick, prank, Old Norse prettr trick, prettugr tricky)] pret′ti•ly, adv. pret′ti•ness, n. pret′ty•ish, adj. syn: See beautiful. usage: The qualifying adverb pretty, meaning “fairly or moderately,” has been in general use since the late 16th century. Although most common in informal speech and writing, it is far from restricted to them, and often is less stilted than alternatives such as relatively, moderately, and quite.

pretty

Past participle: prettied
Gerund: prettying

Imperative
pretty
pretty

Present
I pretty
you pretty
he/she/it pretties
we pretty
you pretty
they pretty

Preterite
I prettied
you prettied
he/she/it prettied
we prettied
you prettied
they prettied

Present Continuous
I am prettying
you are prettying
he/she/it is prettying
we are prettying
you are prettying
they are prettying

Present Perfect
I have prettied
you have prettied
he/she/it has prettied
we have prettied
you have prettied
they have prettied

Past Continuous
I was prettying
you were prettying
he/she/it was prettying
we were prettying
you were prettying
they were prettying

Past Perfect
I had prettied
you had prettied
he/she/it had prettied
we had prettied
you had prettied
they had prettied

Future
I will pretty
you will pretty
he/she/it will pretty
we will pretty
you will pretty
they will pretty

Future Perfect
I will have prettied
you will have prettied
he/she/it will have prettied
we will have prettied
you will have prettied
they will have prettied

Future Continuous
I will be prettying
you will be prettying
he/she/it will be prettying
we will be prettying
you will be prettying
they will be prettying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prettying
you have been prettying
he/she/it has been prettying
we have been prettying
you have been prettying
they have been prettying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prettying
you will have been prettying
he/she/it will have been prettying
we will have been prettying
you will have been prettying
they will have been prettying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prettying
you had been prettying
he/she/it had been prettying
we had been prettying
you had been prettying
they had been prettying

Conditional
I would pretty
you would pretty
he/she/it would pretty
we would pretty
you would pretty
they would pretty

Past Conditional
I would have prettied
you would have prettied
he/she/it would have prettied
we would have prettied
you would have prettied
they would have prettied

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pretty - pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
	2.	pretty - (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"irony - a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occursbad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
Adv.	1.	pretty - 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"fairly, jolly, middling, moderately, passably, reasonably, somewhat

pretty

adjective1. attractive, appealing, beautiful, sweet, lovely, charming, fair, fetching, good-looking, cute, graceful, bonny, personable, comely, prepossessing She's a charming and pretty girl.
attractive unattractive, plain, ugly, unsightly, unshapely2. pleasant, fine, pleasing, nice, elegant, trim, delicate, neat, tasteful, dainty, bijou comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral printadverb1. (Informal) fairly, rather, quite, kind of (informal), somewhat, moderately, reasonably I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do.

pretty

adjective1. Pleasing to the eye or mind:attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, prepossessing, sweet, taking, tempting, winning, winsome.2. Having qualities that delight the eye:attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.Scots: bonny.Idiom: easy on the eyes.adverbTo some extent:fairly, rather.Idiom: more or less.

Translations

漂亮的相当讽刺语妙的悦人的

pretty

(ˈpriti) adjective1. (not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive. a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress. 悦人的，漂亮的 2. used jokingly. This is a pretty mess! （讽刺语）妙的 adverb rather. That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.相当ˈprettily adverb优美地ˈprettiness noun漂亮pretty much the same, pretty much alike etc more or less the same, alike etc. 几乎（全部）一样 pretty well nearly. I've pretty well finished. 就要（完成了），接近

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It's pretty good (US)
It's quite good (UK) → 很好吃

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adj attractive

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adj pleasant

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adv fairly

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adj pleasing to the eye or mind

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adj having qualities that delight the eye

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adv to some extent

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adj pleasing by delicacy or grace

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adj (used ironically) unexpectedly bad

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adv to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

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