it could equally well be nothing to worry about.

[GoldfishLord]

A brain scan showed a lesion on the right side of my brain. It wasn't clear exactly what that meant. The neurologist told me that while it might be an early sign of MS, it could equally well be nothing to worry about.

Source: BBC News

How I'm feeling after my MS ‘body reboot’

INCCCCC

www.bbc.co.uk

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What's the meaning of "well"?

 

[Tarheel]

That's the wrong question.

It could equally well be nothing be nothing to worry about -- it might be a serious problem, but there's just as good a chance that it's not.

 

[jutfrank]

The word equally modifies the possibility phrase 'could well'.

may/might/could well | meaning of may/might/could well in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

may/might/could well meaning, definition, what is may/might/could well: used to say that something is likely to ...: Learn more.

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