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a bit

• somewhat; to some extent.
• "he came back looking a bit annoyed"
Similar: rather, a little, fairly, slightly, somewhat, relatively, quite, to some degree/extent, comparatively, moderately, pretty, sort of, kind of, kinda, a tad, ish,
Opposite: very, extremely,

bit noun

• a small piece, part, or quantity of something.
• "give the duck a bit of bread"
Similar: small portion, small piece, piece, portion, segment, section, part, chunk, lump, hunk, slice, fragment, scrap, shred, flake, chip, shaving, paring, crumb, grain, fleck, speck, spot, drop, pinch, dash, soupçon, modicum, dollop, morsel, mouthful, spoonful, bite, taste, sample, iota, jot, tittle, whit, atom, particle, scintilla, mote, trace, touch, suggestion, hint, tinge, shard, sliver, snippet, snatch, extract, excerpt, gobbet, smidgen, smidge, tad, skerrick, smitch,
Origin: Old English bita ‘bite, mouthful’, of Germanic origin; related to German Bissen, also to bite.


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