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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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An unusually pretty leading man who is quirkier and funnier than he looks, Galitzine is the kind of rising talent Hollywood rarely knows how to handle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In fact, pretty much every driver is - because the unique nature of Monaco should mean that it is a race different in character to the rest of this season.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

That’s a gold-standard setup and, frankly, pretty rare.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“Central banks are no longer going to focus mainly on domestic demand shocks with the responses pretty clear,” Forbes said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Since the end of that week in February when they decided they didn’t hate each other after all until she left for Winnipeg, Cameron Sound pretty much hadn’t stopped touching her.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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