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Definition of pretty adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    pretty

     adverb
    adverb
    NAmE//ˈprɪt̮i//
     
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  1. 1to some extent; fairly I'm pretty sure I'll be going. The game was pretty good. It's pretty hard to explain. I'm going to have to find a new apartment pretty soon.
  2. 2very That performance was pretty impressive. Things are looking pretty good!
  3. Idioms
    pretty much/near/well (informal)
     
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    almost; almost completely One dog looks pretty much like another to me. He goes out pretty well every night. The first stage is pretty near finished.
See pretty in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary