Pretty

German Meaning

ziemlich

recht

hübsch

schön

ganz

hübsch

schön

nett

sauber

artig

anmutig

verspielt

charmant

weidlich

English Meaning

  1. Pleasing or attractive in a graceful or delicate way. See Synonyms at beautiful.
  2. Clever; adroit: a pretty maneuver.
  3. Very bad; terrible: in a pretty predicament; a situation that has reached a pretty pass.
  4. Ostensibly or superficially attractive but lacking substance or conviction: full of pretty phrases.
  5. Informal Considerable in size or extent: a pretty fortune.
  6. To a fair degree; moderately: a pretty good student.
  7. In a pretty manner; prettily or pleasingly.
  8. One that is pretty.
  9. Delicate clothing, especially lingerie.
  10. To make pretty: pretty up the house.
  11. pretty much For the most part; mostly: "The . . . matter was pretty much dying down” ( John Strahinich).