pretty

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

pret·ty (prĭtʹē)adj. pret·ti·er, pret·ti·est
1. Pleasing or attractive in a graceful or delicate way. See Synonyms at beautiful.
2. Clever; adroit:
a pretty maneuver.
3. Very bad; terrible:
in a pretty predicament; a situation that has reached a pretty pass.
4. Ostensibly or superficially attractive but lacking substance or conviction:
full of pretty phrases.
5. Informal. Considerable in size or extent:
a pretty fortune.adv.
1. To a fair degree; moderately:
a pretty good student.
2. In a pretty manner; prettily or pleasingly.n. pl. pret·ties
1. One that is pretty.
2. pretties Delicate clothing, especially lingerie.tr.v. pret·tied, pret·ty·ing, pret·ties
To make pretty:
pretty up the house.Idiom:pretty much
For the most part; mostly: “The... matter was pretty much dying down” (John Strahinich).  [Middle English prety, clever, fine, handsome, from Old English prættig, cunning, from prætt, trick.] pretʹti·ly adv.pretʹti·ness n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  reasonably, moderately, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unreasonably, immoderately