Pretty | Mean of pretty in English Dictionary

/ˈprɪti/

• attractive to look at usually in a simple or delicate way
1. a pretty dress
2. pretty flowers
3. She has a pretty face.
4. I've never seen her looking so happy or so pretty.
• pleasant to look at or listen to
1. a pretty sunset/room/voice/name/poem
2. That song is pretty. = That's a pretty song.
• large or impressive
1. He made a pretty profit selling his antique car.
2. She received a pretty sum of money.

• pleasant to see or experience
1. What a pretty [=nice] day.
2. The game wasn't pretty but at least we won.
3. It isn't going to be pretty when the mayor finds out his son has been arrested.
4. The kitchen was not a pretty sight [=the kitchen was very messy] after we finished making breakfast.
• very unpleasant
1. What a pretty [=terrible] mess you've gotten us into!
2. a pretty [=miserable] state of affairs
• very attractive or pleasant to look at
1. She is as pretty as a picture!
• to some degree or extent but not very or extremely
1. The house was pretty [=moderately, rather] big.
2. It's pretty cold outside.
3. “Did you put the keys on the table?” “I'm pretty sure I did.”
4. The teams are pretty equally matched.
5. The work is pretty hard.
6. I have to leave pretty soon.
7. The movie was pretty good but not great.
8. (US) I'm pretty near/nearly done. [=I'm almost done]
• to a great degree or extent
1. His injury was pretty bad. [=his injury was bad]
2. We got pretty [=quite] close.
3. They've accomplished some pretty amazing things.
4. She was driving pretty fast.
• not completely but mostly
1. His ideas were pretty much ignored at the meeting.
2. It is pretty much the same color.
3. The engine is pretty well shot. [=the engine is almost completely useless]
4. “Are you finished yet?” “Pretty much.” [=just about]
• Verb
• to make (something) pretty
1. She prettied the cake with icing, sprinkles, and nuts.
2. The curtains pretty up the room.
3. Landscapers prettied the park up with flowers and bushes.