pretty well

idiom

informal
: not completely but mostly
I'm pretty well fed up with him.

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The max-term deal was a no-brainer, and while there was some sticker shock for some, the $6.5 million cap hit looked like one that would age pretty well (his market value at the time was around $7 million). Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 29 July 2025 Conditions should especially become more favorable the 2nd-3rd week of August, which aligns pretty well with the long-term climatology of when the Atlantic starts to become more active. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 July 2025 Team defense grades out pretty well according to this method, with a strong 88.4 grounder multiplier keyed by 3B KeBryan Hayes. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 Coffee and whiskey have met before, and seem to get along pretty well; some examples from the past few years include Jameson Cold Brew, Ironton Coffee Cask Finished Rye, Broken Barrel Black Hjerte, and Kings County’s Coffee Whiskey. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pretty well

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“Pretty well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretty%20well. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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