pretty well

idiom

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

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Did pretty well last season even as Southampton finished last in the Premier League with just 12 points, but still, this really is a lot of money. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025 The markets are pretty well convinced. George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 He's been good while in pinstripes and seems to fit the team and the clubhouse pretty well. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 Even still, Bob’s mom and dad were pretty well inconsolable. Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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