If you are talking about people, 'pretty' is used mainly for girls and young women.
'Good-looking' is used more to describe boys and men, and maybe older women.
August 1, 2014
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Better don't use pretty for a man! But you can say: he is pretty good looking! (joke: pretty here means "fairly, rather, or quite")
August 2, 2014
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'Pretty' is often seen as a feminine word. Similar words (depending on the situation) could be 'attractive' or 'delicate'
'That dress is pretty'
'That flower was pretty'
A guy would probably not appreciate being called pretty
'Good-looking' is gender-neutral. You can say both "A good-looking guy" and "A good-looking girl" however people will more often say "A pretty girl"
Hope this helped!
August 2, 2014
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"pretty" is a little bit good looking, whereas "good-looking" is quite pretty.
[Just a joke, Su.Ki's answer is spot on.]
August 2, 2014
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