Associations to the word «Somewhat»

Wiktionary

SOMEWHAT, adverb. To a limited extent or degree.
SOMEWHAT, pronoun. (archaic) Something.
SOMEWHAT, noun. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.
SOMEWHAT, noun. A person or thing of importance; a somebody.

Dictionary definition

SOMEWHAT, adverb. To a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other".
SOMEWHAT, adverb. To a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers".

Wise words

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