pretty painless

Frequency: 6.03.8 per million words

Similar to 'fairly', indicates a moderate lack of pain, often used in informal speech.

painlessADVERB + painless

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pretty

Examples (10)

  • The setup of the new software was pretty painless, all things considered.
  • I thought the procedure would be difficult, but it was actually pretty painless.
  • Moving house was pretty painless thanks to the movers.
  • The dental visit was surprisingly pretty painless.
  • Despite my worries, the transition to the new system was pretty painless.
  • For a big project, the implementation phase was pretty painless.
  • The extraction was over quickly and pretty painless.
  • Learning the basics of the new language was pretty painless for her.
  • Paying off the small loan proved to be pretty painless.
  • His recovery after the minor surgery was pretty painless.