pretty well

idiom

informal

: not completely but mostly

I'm pretty well fed up with him.

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As this first episode unfolds, Preacher’s stubbornly optimistic about his chances of being acquitted and refuses to involve Paige and Christopher even though Brie, as Preacher’s lawyer, says Paige’s testimony about her late ex would pretty well put an end to the prosecution’s already weak case. —

Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024 Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users The Game Awards 2024 Live Winners List, And Game Of The Year Another example (which is pretty well known) is the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. —

Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 All that goes to say the Daytonas fill up a country lane pretty well, but responsive steering and the Scat Pack’s dual-valve adaptive shocks keep the big car manageable. —

Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024 On the first half: That first half went pretty well. —

Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pretty well