Thesaurus: somewhat

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1. n. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.
2. n. A person or thing of importance; a somebody.
3. adv. In some degree or measure; a little.
4. adv. to a small degree or extent
5. adv. to certain extent or degree
6. 1. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste. Grew. Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost. Dryden. 2. A person or thing of importance; a somebody. Here come those that worship me. They think that I am somewhat. Tennyson. In some degree or measure; a little. His giantship is gone, somewhat crestfallen. Milton. Somewhat back from the village street. Longfellow.
7. In some degree or measure; a little.His giantship is gone, somewhat crestfallen. Milton.Somewhat back from the village street. Longfellow.
8. r:96/d:4 r to a small degree or extent r to a moderately sufficient extent or degree