"pretty well" meaning in English

See pretty well in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} pretty well (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of pretty much (“almost completely; very nearly”) Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: pretty much [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-pretty_well-en-adv-UD2cx5yI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pretty, well. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pretty_well-en-adv-JwXDNbuL
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