somewhat Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb to a small degree or extent
slightly; more or less.
- his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
- the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
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adverb to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
fairly; pretty; passably; reasonably; moderately; jolly; middling.
- pretty big
- pretty bad
- jolly decent of him
- the shoes are priced reasonably
- he is fairly clever with computers
WordNet
Some"what` noun
Definitions
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More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste. Grew.
Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost. Dryden.
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A person or thing of importance; a somebody. Here come those that worship me. They think that I am somewhat. Tennyson.
Some"what` adverb
Definitions
In some degree or measure; a little. His giantship is gone, somewhat crestfallen. Milton.
Somewhat back from the village street. Longfellow.