pretty well

idiom

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

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Fortunately for the Yankees, Stanton's replacement — second year DH and first baseman Ben Rice, a 2021 12th-round draft pick out of Ivy League Dartmouth — has been moving around outside pretty well himself. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025 Brunson closed out pretty well, but the shot contest didn’t bother Porziņģis. Jay King, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 There were some balls tonight that were hit pretty well that didn’t leave the yard. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Charles Lee thinks he’s gotten to know KJ Simpson pretty well over these past 10 months and the Charlotte Hornets coach is certain the rookie guard didn’t have any ill intent Tuesday night. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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