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pretty

 
 
/ˈprɪti/ adverb informal

Definition

quite, but not extremely: The traffic was pretty bad. I'm pretty sure they'll accept.
pretty much/well almost: We've pretty much finished here.
(Definition of pretty adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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