Pretty (adjective)
Pleasant in sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. from 15th c.
Pretty (adjective)
Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing. from 15th c.
Pretty (adjective)
Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty. from 15th c.
Pretty (adjective)
Cunning; clever, skilful. from 9th c.
Pretty (adjective)
Moderately large; considerable. from 15th c.
Pretty (adjective)
Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.). from 16th c.
Pretty (adjective)
Awkward, unpleasant. from 16th c.
Pretty (adverb)
Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
Pretty (adverb)
Prettily, in a pretty manner.
Pretty (noun)
A pretty person; a term of address to a pretty person.
Pretty (noun)
Something that is pretty.
“”We’ll stop at the knife store a look at the sharp pretties.””
Pretty (verb)
To make pretty; to beautify
Ugly (adjective)
Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.
Ugly (adjective)
Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
Ugly (adjective)
Offensive to one’s sensibilities or morality.
“He played an ugly trick on us.”
Ugly (adjective)
Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
“an ugly temper; to feel ugly”
Ugly (adjective)
Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
“an ugly rumour; an ugly customer; an ugly wound”
“With all this competition, expect things to get ugly.”
Pretty (adjective)
(of a person, especially a woman or child) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
“a pretty little girl with an engaging grin”
Pretty (adjective)
(of a thing) pleasing to the eye or the ear
“a pretty summer dress”
Pretty (adjective)
used ironically to express annoyance or displeasure
“he led me a pretty dance”
Pretty (adverb)
to a moderately high degree; fairly
“he looked pretty fit for his age”
“it was a pretty bad injury”
Pretty (noun)
an attractive thing, especially a trinket
“he buys her lots of pretties—bangles and rings”
Pretty (noun)
used to refer in a condescending way to an attractive person
“six pretties in sequined leotards”
Pretty (verb)
make pretty or attractive
“she’ll be all prettied up and ready to go in an hour”