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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Its colorful striped pattern is toned-down ever so slightly by a pair of fashion flip-flops from Massimo Dutti and Haight’s chestnut-colored swimsuit.
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 July 2024
Voiceover from Martin Scorsese communicates how the everyday can be tweaked by filmmakers ever so slightly to offer an alternate perspective on life.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2024
But his credit card debt pumped the brakes ever so slightly on his goal.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Glück’s writing ever so slightly alters time and space.
—The Week Us, theweek, 19 Feb. 2024
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 July 2024
Voiceover from Martin Scorsese communicates how the everyday can be tweaked by filmmakers ever so slightly to offer an alternate perspective on life.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2024
But his credit card debt pumped the brakes ever so slightly on his goal.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Glück’s writing ever so slightly alters time and space.
—The Week Us, theweek, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Ever so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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