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1somewhat
pronoun some·what \-ˌ(h)wät, -ˌ(h)wət, (ˌ)səm-ˈ\
—used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite
Full Definition of SOMEWHAT
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First Known Use of SOMEWHAT
13th century
Rhymes with SOMEWHAT
à droite, allot, a lot, ascot, a shot, Banat, bank shot, besot, big shot, black rot, black spot, blind spot, bloodshot, bowknot, boycott, brown rot, buckshot, bullshot, cachepot, calotte, cheap shot, chip shot, crackpot, Crock-Pot, culotte, dashpot, despot, dogtrot, dovecote, draw shot, dreadnought, drop shot, drylot, dry rot, dunk shot, ear rot, earshot, ergot, eyeshot, eyespot, feedlot, fiat, firepot, fleshpot, foot rot, foul shot, fox-trot, fusspot, fylfot, garrote, gavotte, grapeshot, G-spot, gunshot, half-knot, have-not, highspot, hotchpot, hot pot, hotshot, ikat, jackpot, job lot, jog trot, jump shot, Kalat, Korat, kumquat, leaf spot, long shot, loquat, love knot, manat, marplot, moon shot, motmot, mug shot, nightspot, odd lot, one-shot, Pequot, Pol Pot, potshot, Rabat, red-hot, reef knot, ring spot, robot, root knot, root rot, sandlot, set shot, sexpot, Shabbat, Shebat, sheepcote, slap shot, slingshot, slipknot, slungshot, snapshot, soft rot, soft spot, split shot, square knot, stinkpot, stockpot, subplot, sunspot, sweet spot, sword knot, teapot, tin-pot, topknot, tosspot, try-pot, upshot, wainscot, warm spot, whatnot, white-hot, woodlot, wood shot, wrist shot
2somewhat
adverb
: in a small amount or degree : to some degree
Full Definition of SOMEWHAT
: in some degree or measure : slightly
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First Known Use of SOMEWHAT
13th century
Related to SOMEWHAT
- Synonyms
- enough, kindly [chiefly Southern], kind of, like, moderately, more or less, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, something, fairly, sort of
SOMEWHAT Defined for Kids
1somewhat
pronoun some·what \ˈsəm-ˌhwät, -ˌwät, -ˌhwət, -ˌwət\
Definition of SOMEWHAT for Kids
: some amount or extent <It came as somewhat of a surprise.>
2somewhat
adverb
Definition of SOMEWHAT for Kids
: to some extent <The instructions were somewhat confusing.>
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