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 fact Robertson is a restricted free agent, with arbitration rights, could make trading him a tad more difficult.—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 31 May 2025 Attendance, however, lagged a tad behind the previous 2018-2019 record-holder: 14,658,531 compared to 14,768,254.—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 May 2025 The new man likely will bring a tad of pugnacious energy that is needed to the club.—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 Outside of a few variations that are in low supply...most will be worth just a tad more than their original value.—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 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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