somewhat
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pronoun \-ˌ(h)wät, -ˌ(h)wət, (ˌ)səm-ˈ\Definition of SOMEWHAT
See First Known Use of SOMEWHAT
13th century
Rhymes with SOMEWHAT
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2somewhat
adverbDefinition of SOMEWHAT
: in some degree or measure : slightly
Examples of SOMEWHAT
- He felt somewhat awkward in his suit.
- Our work has progressed somewhat.
- The course is somewhat more difficult than I was told it would be.
First Known Use of SOMEWHAT
13th century
Related to SOMEWHAT
- Synonyms
- enough, kindly [chiefly Southern], kind of, like, moderately, more or less, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, something, fairly, sort of
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