PRETTY

(PLEASANT) [adjective] -ier, -iest - pleasant to look at, or (esp. of girls or women or things connected with them) attractive or charming in a delicate wayThat's a pretty hat you're wearing.The sofa was covered in very pretty flowery material.She isn't what you'd call pretty, but she's very attractive.(dated) You can use pretty in particular expressions to refer to something bad.It's a pretty state of affairs when you have no privacy in your own home.The average crowd of tourists is not a pretty sight (= is very unpleasant to look at).Things are at or have reached/come to a pretty pass (= the situation is very bad) when a referee can no longer be trusted.That coat must have cost you/You must have paid a pretty penny (= a lot of money).