ADVERB | all | pretty, reasonably, moderately, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably | to a moderately sufficient extent or degree |
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ADJECTIVE | all | pretty | pleasing by delicacy or grace |
all | pretty | (used ironically) unexpectedly bad |
Sounds | prih'tiy | |
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Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... |
Meaning | pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing. | |
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Broader | beautiful | delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration |
Spanish | bonito | |
Catalan | bonic | |
Nouns | prettiness | the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman) |
Adverbs | prettily | in a pretty manner |
Meaning | (used ironically) unexpectedly bad. | |
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Broader | bad | Having undesirable or negative qualities |
Usage of | irony | A trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs |
Spanish | buen, majo |
Meaning | To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. | |
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Synonyms | reasonably, moderately, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably | |
Opposite | unreasonably, immoderately | To a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation |
Spanish | bastante, moderadamente | |
Catalan | extremadament, força |
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