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# pretty

«pretty» in Mova's school dictionary: **Nice to look at; attractive in a gentle way: «a pretty…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (pretty, prettier, prettiest); adverb (pretty)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) Nice to look at; attractive in a gentle way: «a pretty dress». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#m1)

2) (adverb) Fairly, quite, rather: «pretty good», «pretty cold». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#m2)

3) (adverb, informal) Very nearly: «pretty much the same». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday talk, «pretty» as an adverb is very common: «I'm pretty sure», «it's pretty easy». In stories, it describes flowers, places and people. Phrases: «pretty much», «pretty well», «pretty sure», «pretty as a picture».

### examples

- What a pretty garden! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#x1)
- She wore a pretty blue dress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#x2)
- The test was pretty easy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#x3)
- I'm pretty sure it's going to rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#x4)
- It's pretty cold outside, so wear a coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#x5)
- The two drawings are pretty much the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#x6)
- The village is prettiest in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#x7)
- She was pretty and delicate indeed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/#x8)

### note

Said «PRIT-ee». As an adverb it makes an adjective weaker or a little stronger: «pretty good» = quite good, not excellent. Comparatives: prettier, prettiest.

### In the corpora

- [They look delicious, but some of the most dangerous plants in Europe have the prettiest berries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/392-poisonous-plants-to-stay-away-from-berries-foxglove-yew-and-nightshade/1/)
- [People are sensitive about how they look: wrinkles, baldness, being short or not pretty, or getting forgetful with age.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/0/)
- ["Homely" in American English means plain or not pretty; in British English it means cosy and home-like.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/14/)
- [Never pick up a cone shell or blue-ringed octopus; they are small and pretty but deadly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/232-lakes-and-beaches/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pretty» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.