ever so
idiom
informal
: very
Thank you ever so much.
I'm ever so glad that you got better.
The violin was ever so slightly out of tune.
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Toyota limits the manual version’s power output ever so slightly, to 270 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque rather than the automatic’s 278 hp and 317 lb-ft of torque.
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Nix came up limping ever so slightly, as the broadcast showed.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Toyota limits the manual version’s power output ever so slightly, to 270 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque rather than the automatic’s 278 hp and 317 lb-ft of torque.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
Imperialism is ever so much easier than affordability.
—Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Nix came up limping ever so slightly, as the broadcast showed.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Ever so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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