pretty adj 1: pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room" 2: (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish" [also: {prettied}, {prettiest}, {prettier}] pretty adv : used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" [syn: {jolly}] [also: {prettied}, {prettiest}, {prettier}] prettied See {pretty}