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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But her Fosca is a tad too, well, conventionally appealing, for the show fully to work.—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025 Given the packages for rental relievers elsewhere, this return feels a tad light.—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 July 2025 In June, inflation rose slightly, by 2.7% from a year ago, with prices increasing a tad more in categories especially affected by tariffs: clothes, appliances and toys.—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 29 July 2025 Biscuits with the boss look a tad different in the first look at season 4 of Ted Lasso.—EW.com, 21 July 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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