at least Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
    at any rate; leastways; leastwise.
    • at least he survived
    • they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
    • the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching
  2. adverb not less than
    at the least.
    • at least two hours studying the manual
    • a tumor at least as big as an orange

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