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pretty well

adv

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pretty much (“almost completely

    Synonym of pretty much (“almost completely; very nearly”).

    • That scene earlier pretty well destroyed my chances of getting the job.
    • Well, Mike, if she's got nothing to say, this pretty well ends it here.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pretty, well.

    • She plays the piano pretty well, having studied for six years.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA