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    how many meanings does the word "pretty" have

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    3 that I can think of.


    A way of describing something pleasant to look at, "That is a pretty dress you are wearing." 


    As part of a unit of measure, "the barrel was pretty full of water after the last big rain storm". 


    As irony, "This is pretty fine mess you've gotten us into!" 



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