pretty well

idiom

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

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There’s multiple levers to that, some of it has been pretty well documented. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025 This lasts pretty well throughout the day, even with my hot flashes. Deanna Pai, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025 For an aluminized steel pan, this pan performed pretty well. Megan Wahn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 This deep into draft season, their top needs are pretty well known by now. Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 9 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.

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