in the least

Idioms  

1. Also, in the slightest. At all, in the smallest degree. These terms are nearly always used in a negative context. For example, I don't care in the least what you do with the money, or It doesn't matter in the slightest whether or not you attend. [c. 1600] They may also be put as not in the least or not in the slightest, as in I am not in the least worried about the outcome, or The heat doesn't bother me in the slightest. In the least dates from about 1600; in the slightest has been used in the sense of “emphatically unimportant or trifling” since the late 1500s.

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in the least

In August, ADP and Stanford researchers found a 2% year-over-year drop in employment for early- to mid-20s workers in the least AI-exposed jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Curry made him a Bozo hiding sharp teeth, which was terrifying but not alluring in the least.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

The just-completed women’s Tour de France—the Tour de France Femmes—wasn’t snoozy in the least.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Used to the site, my guide was not affected in the least and tapped on the wall to remind me "this is the external wall, we're not miles underground at all... right on the surface".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Much to Mutti’s relief and mine, it did not seem to bother Marlene in the least.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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