pretty well

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pretty well

adverb

not comparable Synonym of pretty much (“almost completely; very nearly; nearly completely”). That scene earlier pretty well destroyed my chances of getting the job.
Similar: pretty much
not comparable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pretty, well. She plays the piano pretty well, having studied for six years.

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@misc{pretty_well_2026,
  title = {pretty well},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pretty%20well},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}