pretty well

idiom

informal

: not completely but mostly

I'm pretty well fed up with him.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Alabama fares pretty well, considering the list includes major destinations such as Atlanta; Branson, Mo.; Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tenn.; Washington, D.C.; and Orlando. —Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2023

Up until 2019, Utah’s complicated swan season worked pretty well. —Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life, 10 May 2023

Queen Charlotte also holds up pretty well against the first week of Bridgerton’s second season in March 2022. —Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2023

Minimalist sock-style shoes work pretty well, but if traction is important (read: while hiking, navigating wet rocks to reach a raft, etc.), go with ones that come with burlier outsoles and lugs or grooves that will provide grip in wet, unpredictable terrain. —Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023

These big-power workhorses clean up pretty well, too, offering shiny chrome exterior bits and a comfortable leather saddle for the inside. —Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 1 May 2023

But the builders of the one Linux system that runs pretty well on Apple silicon are asking everybody to please just give it a moment. —Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023

The last three general managers who left the Red Sox have done pretty well. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023

Leo July 23-August 22 Your life in the outer world may be humming along pretty well at the moment. —Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023

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