pretty

attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome, artful, clever.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

6 Letters, 2 Syllables

pret ty

5 Phonemes

p r i t E

Local Voices

Sentence Examples

He made a pretty profit selling his antique car.

She received a pretty sum of money.

“Did you put the keys on the table?” “I'm pretty sure I did.

The teams are pretty equally matched.

The work is pretty hard.

Common Phrases

a pretty penny

pretty near

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