pretty

pretty
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. attractive, comely, good-looking; delicate, precise. See beauty. —adv., informal, rather; moderately. See degree. Ant., ugly, unattractive.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Attractive]
Syn. attractive, comely, lovely, good-looking; see beautiful 1 .
2. [Pleasant]
Syn. delightful, cheerful, pleasing; see pleasant 2 .
3. [*Considerable]
Syn. ample, sizeable, notable; see large 1 , much 1 , 2 .
4. [Somewhat]
Syn. rather, tolerably, a little; see moderately .
• sitting pretty*,
Syn. in a favorable position, prospering, thriving; see successful .
See Synonym Study at beautiful .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
a.
attractive, comely, beautiful, lovely, nice-looking, cute, appealing, eye-catching, foxy, becoming, ravishing, fair, handsome.
ANT.: ugly, plain, homely
II
adv.
fairly, moderately, reasonably, passably, adequately.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Pleasing to the eye or mind: attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, prepossessing, sweet, taking, tempting, winning, winsome. See LIKE. 2. Having qualities that delight the eye: attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning. Scots: bonny. Idiom: easy on the eyes. See BEAUTIFUL. II adverb To some extent: fairly, rather. Idiom: more or less. See BIG.

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