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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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With Swift's resources, "You're gonna be able to make anything look pretty," Maxey chimed in.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

But aside that, I really hope that things get easier for the average person… Living in California, it’s pretty hard to live out here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Retail trading activity set records in May and June — and the propensity of that cohort to buy the dip has looked pretty smart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

It wasn’t the kind of emotional crescendo of Williams’s championship prime—but it was pretty good stuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

“Why wouldn’t she? I’m good with kids, and I’m responsible. I’m not just a musical genius with a pretty face. I’m layered, Lala,” he says with pride.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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