Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Pretty vs. Fairly

Pretty (adjective) means attractive, nice-looking. Informally, pretty is sometimes used as an adverb meaning a little bit, not completelyAvoid using pretty in this meaning in business or formal academic writing. Use fairly instead.
  • The article was pretty good. (informal)
  • The article was fairly good. (formal)



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