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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The intrigue even had Knueppel a tad bit curious.—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025 That seems a tad dramatic, though questioning this particular film’s reason to exist is fair enough.—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 Beware, this gauze is a tad delicate, as Alpert learned the hard way after her cat caused a few snags from their untrimmed claws.—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025 Stork’s production is a very solid staging, hampered a tad by the size of the Paramount Theatre, but deftly cast with performers like Andrea Prestinario.—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 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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