Common uses of pretty

Pretty as an adjective means attractive, especially when talking about girls or women. Margo always tells her daughter that she s pretty. Jacob s mum is really pretty. Pretty is also used to talk about things that are pleasant to look at in a delicate or charming way. While this is often connected to females, it can also be used to describe something like a view. There s a very pretty view at the top of that hill. My friend moved out of the city and bought a pretty cottage in the countryside. As an adverb, pretty can be an informal way of saying quite or rather. The house was built recently, it s pretty new. I enjoyed that film, it was pretty good. We can also use pretty to give emphasis. We went to bed at 2am, so we were pretty tired. I m pretty angry right now, so don t talk to me. We can use pretty with the words much or well. In this case, it means almost. I think we ve mentioned pretty well everything. I guess were pretty much finished.