there's more than just a tad of hyperbole in the critics' praise for the promising young pianist
grandfather never tires of telling us about the days when he was just a tad
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David Beckham fans may have been a tad concerned Friday when his wife Victoria posted a reel of him in a hospital bed.—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025 But Hagens is not known for a powerful shot and, a tad undersized, he will be challenged to get to inside ice.—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025 Friedland gets just a tad cute on us, near the end, in a Valentine’s Day reunion of mother and son.—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 Each pretty much looked the same, just a tad faster.—New Atlas, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tad
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Etymology
probably from English dialect, toad, from Middle English tode — more at toad
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