pretty (/ˈprɪti/)
adjective · Beginner · Adjectives
🔊 /ˈprɪti/
Meaning
Meaning: attractive in a delicate way
Attractive in a pleasant, often delicate, way; also means ‘quite’.
Examples
🗣 She wore a pretty blue dress with tiny white flowers to the summer garden party.
Etymology
From Old English ‘prættig’ (cunning); the ‘attractive’ sense developed later.
How & Where It’s Used
As an adverb it softens meaning, as in ‘pretty good’.
Tags: appearance, common