pretty well

idiom

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

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But at least one question is pretty well settled: your chatbot assistant won’t sound like Scarlett Johansson. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025 Despite Pittsburgh performing pretty well under Fields, head coach Mike Tomlin opted to turn to Wilson six games into the season. Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025 Had a bad first period in Seattle and then played pretty well, lost (4-2, two nights after a 5-1 win in Vancouver). Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025 While the Ravens have a good defense, the Bills ran the ball pretty well against them, which should help their balanced approach. Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 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 10 Feb. 2025.

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