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pretty

informal Exceptional or considerable (in size, scope, degree, etc.). We lost a pretty sum of money with that investment. We're in a right pretty mess now, aren't we?
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pretty

mod. very. I’m pretty busy at the moment.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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