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View synonyms for a little
a little
Somewhat or rather, slightly, as in I am a little annoyed with Harry . [Late 1300s] For a synonym, see a bit .
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.
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In the first place the boys all spoke to him in that specially offensive you're-only-a-little-kid sort of way.
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With the "kid," a. little tin cannikin was passed down with molasses.
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He remembered that he still had a biscuit in his pocket-a little round biscuit of Huntley and Palmer's.
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Don't buy the books that have fittingly been called "a-little-child-shall-lead-them" stories.
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