Pretty and Slightly

Pretty

Pretty adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: we've had some pretty cold weather lately

Slightly and pretty are semantically related In some cases you can use "Slightly" instead an adverb "Pretty".

Nearby Words: prettily, prettied, prettying

Slightly

Slightly adverb - By a very small margin.

Pretty and slightly are semantically related in little topic. Sometimes you can use "Pretty" instead an adverb "Slightly".

Nearby Word: slight

Both words in one sentence

  • Season 2's second part involving "three Middle Eastern countries" now appears to be a rather heavy-handed, slightly inaccurate, but pretty prescient metaphor on what was then the approaching Iraq War.
  • Strong Family Resemblance Similarly, the few times we see Vegeta's father, he looks pretty much like Vegeta with a few minor differences: brown hair, a slightly sturdier build, and a goatee.
  • Video Game / Sands of Destruction Agan◊ gets off pretty well, only having his belt turn orange instead of brown, slightly pale hair, and a split up the center of his coattail that shouldn't be there.
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