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Popular Synonym - Pretty
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P --> pretty (adj)
Synonyms: attractive,
beautiful, handsome, cute,
nice-looking, good-looking,
appealing, sweet, comely,
lovely
Antonym: unattractive
Synonyms: rather, reasonably,
somewhat, moderately,
adequately, satisfactorily,
fairly, quite
The adj pretty has 2 senses
(first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (20) pretty -- (pleasing by
delicacy or
grace; not
imposing; "pretty girl";
"pretty song"; "pretty room")
2. (3) pretty -- ((used
ironically) unexpectedly bad;
"a pretty mess"; "a pretty
kettle of fish")
The adv pretty has 1 sense
(first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (35) pretty, jolly -- (used
as an intensifier (`jolly' is
used informally in Britain);
"pretty big"; "pretty bad";
"jolly decent of him")
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pretty - synonym - adjective:
2 senses of pretty
Sense 1
pretty -- (pleasing by
delicacy or grace; not
imposing; "pretty girl";
"pretty song"; "pretty room")
=> beautiful (vs. ugly) --
(delighting the senses or
exciting intellectual or
emotional admiration; "a
beautiful child"; "beautiful
country"; "a beautiful
painting"; "a beautiful
theory"; "a beautiful party")
Sense 2
pretty -- ((used ironically)
unexpectedly bad; "a pretty
mess"; "a pretty kettle of
fish")
=> bad (vs. good) -- (having
undesirable or negative
qualities; "a bad report
card"; "his sloppy appearance
made a bad impression"; "a bad
little boy"; "clothes in bad
shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad
luck"; "the news was very
bad"; "the reviews were bad";
"the pay is bad"; "it was a
bad light for reading"; "the
movie was a bad choice")
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pretty: synonym - adverb: 1
sense of pretty
Sense 1
pretty, jolly -- (used as an
intensifier (`jolly' is used
informally in Britain);
"pretty big"; "pretty bad";
"jolly decent of him")
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Antonyms: 2 senses of pretty
Sense 1
pretty -- (pleasing by
delicacy or grace; not
imposing; "pretty girl";
"pretty song"; "pretty room")
INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) ->
ugly -- (displeasing to the
senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly
furniture")
Sense 2
pretty -- ((used ironically)
unexpectedly bad; "a pretty
mess"; "a pretty kettle of
fish")
INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good --
(having desirable or positive
qualities especially those
suitable for a thing
specified; "good news from the
hospital"; "a good report
card"; "when she was good she
was very very good"; "a good
knife is one good for
cutting"; "this stump will
make a good picnic table"; "a
good check"; "a good joke"; "a
good exterior paint"; "a good
secretary"; "a good dress for
the office")
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