sitting pretty
Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.
Part of that memorandum of Mr. Hanshue's refers to directors sitting pretty in thinking they were all set for certain benefits.
VERBS
be, look
ADV
exceptionally, extremely, ravishingly, really, strikingly, very, wonderfully | almost | quite, rather | undeniably
adj
Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
Having brought it to a close, he took his way to the Kursaal. The great German watering-place is one of the prettiest nooks in Europe, and of a summer evening in the gaming days, five-and-twenty years ago, it was one of the most brilliant scenes.
Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week
Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.
Some fans may have mistaken the album’s floatiness for aimlessness, but Mr. Mercer’s songs have never been sneakier, or prettier.
'Petit Posy' brassicas […] are a cross between kale and brussels sprouts, and are really very pretty with a mild, sweet taste.
Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty.
Damned by the Socialists as "traitors to the working class," its leaders were decried by Tories as "faceless peddlers of politics with a pretty little trinket for every taste."
Effeminate.
Cunning; clever, skilful.
In the end, however, it was a very pretty shot, right across the chasm; killed first fire, and the brute fell headlong into the brook […].
adv
Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
They are proud, and vveare their hayre pretty long, and about their criſpes vvreath a valuable Shaſh or Tulipant; […]
By the Sheets you have sent me to peruse, the Account you have given of her Birth and Parentage is pretty exact [...].
Prettily, in a pretty manner.
'The boy sings pretty, don't he, Master Marner?'
noun
A pretty person; a term of address to a pretty person.
I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!
Something that is pretty.
We'll stop at the knife store and look at the sharp pretties.
adverb — to certain extent or degree
Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.
Part of that memorandum of Mr. Hanshue's refers to directors sitting pretty in thinking they were all set for certain benefits.
Someone who is attractive, but not too distinguished in other areas.
After screening her application, the office manager decided that the young woman was just another pretty face and decided to hire someone who was better.
Image supplements in a presentation: graphs, charts, etc.
He forgot to include pretty pictures in his project documentation.
Something visually unappealing, ranging from mildly unattractive to utterly disgusting in appearance.
The navvy was certainly not a pretty sight. His muscular arms and legs were all a-sprawl and his head hung back at a strange angle to his body.
Chiefly preceded by a: a considerable amount of money; a high income or price.
They could charge a pretty penny as they had a captive audience.
Having brought it to a close, he took his way to the Kursaal. The great German watering-place is one of the prettiest nooks in Europe, and of a summer evening in the gaming days, five-and-twenty years
WiktionaryHal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week
WiktionaryThe face which emerged was not reassuring.[…]. He was not a mongol but there was a deficiency of a sort there, and it was not made more pretty by a latter-day hair cut which involved eccentrically lon
WiktionaryThey are proud, and vveare their hayre pretty long, and about their criſpes vvreath a valuable Shaſh or Tulipant; […]
WiktionaryBy the Sheets you have sent me to peruse, the Account you have given of her Birth and Parentage is pretty exact [...].
WiktionaryPauſanias's account is related pretty faithfully there, if we except two errors, one, that Arcas an Olympian mixed ſome Hippomanes with the brazen ſtatue, the other that he caſt a mare.
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In some senses, pretty is marked as derogatory, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.