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View definitions for pretty nearly

pretty nearly

preposition as in about

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But I confess the fight they've taken on seems to me pretty nearly a complete missing of the point.

All the other fences were pretty nearly filled with the living, who were stealthily working their way forward through the wires.

I kept myself warm with applauding, and at the finish I was pretty nearly as dry outside as inside.

I pretty nearly had him over the edge, but I couldn't push him the rest of the way to save my life.

You've done the wrecking yourself by breaking pretty nearly every law that governs the workings of the human machine.

Do not, think that I am praising myself, for I am pretty nearly beside myself, you may suppose.'

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pretty nearly, such as: almost, nearly, roughly, approximately, in general, and in the ball park.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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