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View synonyms for a little

a little

  1. Somewhat or rather, slightly, as in I am a little annoyed with Harry . [Late 1300s] For a synonym, see a bit .

  2. A small amount, as in Will you have some more meat? Yes, just a little . [Early 1400s]



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Emendations on the here-a-little-there-a-little plan, while they do no harm, do little good.

In the first place the boys all spoke to him in that specially offensive you're-only-a-little-kid sort of way.

With the "kid," a. little tin cannikin was passed down with molasses.

He remembered that he still had a biscuit in his pocket-a little round biscuit of Huntley and Palmer's.

Don't buy the books that have fittingly been called "a-little-child-shall-lead-them" stories.

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