pretty much

Idioms and Phrases

Almost, nearly, approximately, as in Our homework was pretty much finished . This adverbial usage differs from the use of pretty for “considerable” (as in pretty penny ). [c. 1800]

Example Sentences

Vetro works pretty much round the clock, often consulting in several time zones.

From Los Angeles Times

She said the British arresting officers at the time "pretty much" ignored her and she remembered one of the officers commenting: "Now this is done, we can go for a glass of wine, can't we?"

From BBC

Some abandoned vehicles that look pretty much intact, apart from a dented bonnet here or a flat tyre there, are not spared either.

From BBC

The Senate will be in Republican hands, so the confirmation of Trump's Cabinet officials and judges is pretty much a done deal.

From Salon

But before we shot that, it was pretty much back to back to back, like sad and dark and tragic.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• a little
• considerably
• fairly
• kind of
• moderately
• quite
• rather
• reasonably
• somewhat
• very