It is common in informal speech and writing but is neither rare nor wrong in serious discourse. Some common synonyms of pretty are beautiful, comely, fair, handsome, and lovely Pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness.
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We can use pretty as an adverb, before an adjective or another adverb, meaning ‘quite, but not extremely’
… that's a pretty hat you're wearing The sofa was covered in very pretty flowery material She's got such a pretty daughter She looked pretty in a simple cotton dress.
Find 448 different ways to say pretty, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at thesaurus.com. If you describe someone as pretty, you mean that they are attractive She's a very charming and very pretty girl. In a delicate or graceful way
Pleasing or charming but not grand or overwhelming
A pretty little cabin in the woods. When particularly stressed, the adverb pretty serves almost to diminish the adjective or adverb that it modifies, by emphasizing that there are greater levels of intensity.
