pretty meaning and definition

PRETTY adjective

Definition of pretty (adjective)

1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
   • "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
   • "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

PRETTY adverb

Definition of pretty (adverb)

1. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
   • "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
   • synonyms: fairly, jolly, middling, moderately, passably, reasonably, somewhat
   • antonym: immoderately