ENGLISH: pretty - CREOLE: bèl



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 -- (used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him")

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