whit

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\ ˈ(h)wit

Definition of whit

: the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit what some people will do for a whit of publicity— Patrick Quinn

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Examples of whit in a Sentence

I care not a whit about what other people think.

Recent Examples on the Web The three-star QB prospect had offers from Penn State, Purdue, Houston, and Oklahoma State but picked the green and whit. — Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2022 The fact that both substantively have major bipartisan accomplishments to their names matters not a whit. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 20 Sep. 2021 Finley’s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 May 2021 The shelter for homeless men with substance abuse issues shows its age, but that matters not a whit to the 60-odd men seated on a hodgepodge of chairs in the concrete building. — Holly Haber, Dallas News, 29 June 2021 Finley’s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 May 2021 Finley’s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 May 2021 Finley’s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 May 2021 Finley’s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 May 2021 See More

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