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- pronunciation:
- prI
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
prettier, prettiest |
| definition: |
When something is pretty, we like looking at it or hearing it. Most people think flowers are pretty. The sounds that birds make are pretty to many people too.
Bianca's little sister wore a pretty dress at her birthday party.- synonyms:
- attractive, handsome
- antonyms:
- plain, ugly
- similar words:
- beautiful, delightful, fair, good-looking, lovely, nice, pleasant, stunning
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| related words: |
adorable |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
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When something is pretty good, it is good but not perfect. It might be better than you expected, though. When something is pretty bad, it is bad but not terrible.
My older sister makes a pretty good pie, but my mom's is better.I thought the spelling test was going to be easy, but it was pretty hard. I think I made some mistakes.- synonyms:
- fairly, moderately
- similar words:
- rather, really, somewhat
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| derivations: |
prettily (adv.), prettiness (n.) |
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