Overview of adj pretty
The adj pretty has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (20) pretty -- (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room")
2. (3) pretty -- ((used ironically) unexpectedly bad "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish")
Overview of adv pretty
The adv pretty has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (35) pretty, jolly -- (intensifier, as in "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; (`jolly' is used informally in Britain as in "jolly decent of him"))
Antonyms of adj pretty
2 senses of pretty
Sense 1
pretty
INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) -> ugly
Sense 2
pretty
INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good
Similarity of adj pretty
2 senses of pretty
Sense 1
pretty
=> beautiful (vs. ugly)
Sense 2
pretty
=> bad (vs. good)
Attributes of adj pretty
Familiarity of adj pretty
pretty used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj pretty
pretty
pretty-pretty
Overview of adj pretty
The adj pretty has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (20) pretty -- (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room")
2. (3) pretty -- ((used ironically) unexpectedly bad "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish")
Overview of adv pretty
The adv pretty has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (35) pretty, jolly -- (intensifier, as in "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; (`jolly' is used informally in Britain as in "jolly decent of him"))
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