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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But my girl arrived perfectly al dente, all chubby cheeks and cupid lips, her nose pointing ever so lightly north.
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
If Andrew had been ever so slightly slower or faster, maybe the driver would have plowed through empty space, and Andrew would have turned 22 a few days later.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
On a recent fall trip, magenta beautyberries dotted the curvy road, sultry summer temperatures had cooled ever so slightly, and amber and gold tinged the towering sweetgums throughout Torreya State Park.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Then, one night, my mother made a chocolate mousse, ever so slightly perfumed with Poire William.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
If Andrew had been ever so slightly slower or faster, maybe the driver would have plowed through empty space, and Andrew would have turned 22 a few days later.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
On a recent fall trip, magenta beautyberries dotted the curvy road, sultry summer temperatures had cooled ever so slightly, and amber and gold tinged the towering sweetgums throughout Torreya State Park.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Then, one night, my mother made a chocolate mousse, ever so slightly perfumed with Poire William.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Ever so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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