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pretty

[prit-ee] / ˈprɪt i /




Usage

What are other ways to say pretty? Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower. A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. 

Example Sentences

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Wix’s base business has continued to do pretty well, and it bought a vibe coding start-up in Israel back in June named Base44, which has been doing extremely well.

From Barron's

Performance for U.S. stocks was pretty broad on Wednesday, with 10 of the 11 S&P 500 sectors finishing higher, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch

Although the pace of inflows slowed a bit this year, they were still pretty substantial, taking in another $22.1 billion so far in 2025 through Monday, Dow Jones Market Data showed.

From MarketWatch

“Seasonal trends should never be used as a sole reason for going long or short the equity market, but that’s pretty consistent!” the Bespoke team said in commentary shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Jonny's prediction: Manchester City have cut Arsenal's lead pretty dramatically and they are probably looking over their shoulders a bit.

From BBC