pretty well

phrase

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

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Jude also took being humbled by Christian, who once made a dress in four hours for an Emmy-winning Jean Smart, pretty well. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026 Such an approach did work pretty well since the speed of development of fraud techniques was rather low. Bankim Chandra, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The multiple mics work pretty well for calls in quiet environments, and capture my voice clearly and fully in a test recording. Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Tony Romo and Jeff Garcia did pretty well for themselves as well. Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 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 20 Aug. 2026.

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