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Meanings of very pretty in English

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Usage of very pretty in English
1
The child was very pretty; and she received the name of Tsuyu.
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
2
You gave us a very pretty problem to sharpen our wits on.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
3
You're about the same age, and both very pretty in similar ways.
The book of spies
4
Your unknown friend.' Well, really, this is a very pretty little mystery.
Sherlock Holmes: The complete canon
5
The view of the town from the distance is very pretty indeed.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State
6
He is indeed very pretty, though his performance was at best mediocre.
Ruthless
7
It brought to mind a Hobbit world; it was also very pretty.
In the night room: a novel
8
I hear she's very pretty. She was, for forty-two, for any age.
Lightning
9
The book is a very pretty one in more than one sense.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 / Letters 1821-184...
10
It is very pretty; prettier on your neck than diamonds would be.
East Lynne
11
Or cook dried apricots instead of prunes for a very pretty result.
Radio NZ
12
However, he wrote some verses on her, and very pretty they were.
Pride and Prejudice
13
I thought it was so very pretty and becoming for the occasion.
Can You Forgive Her?
14
You drew a very pretty picture of the one down the stream.
One Day's Courtship, and The Heralds of Fame
15
Well, you have a very pretty natural gift for the military art.
Salute to Adventurers
16
Our camp to-night looks very pretty by the light of the fires.
Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863
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Very pretty through the time
Very pretty across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare