Definition of A bit

1. Adverb. To a small degree; somewhat. "A trifle smaller"

Exact synonyms: A Little, A Trifle

Definition of A bit

1. Adverb. To a small extent; in a small amount; rather. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of A Bit

aDNA
aDNAs
aI1 endonuclease
aPTT
aThr
aVF
aVL
aVR
a Kempis
a baculo
a bad carpenter blames his tools
a bad workman always blames his tools
a bene placito
a billion
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
a bit
a bit much
a bit much(p)
a camel is a horse designed by a committee
a camel is a horse made by a committee
a capella
a capella singing
a cappella
a cappella singing
a capriccio
a cat can look at a king
a cat in gloves catches no mice
a cat may look at a king
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
a chicken in every pot

Literary usage of A bit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... there 1 This has been a bit rough — no matter 1" A drop of blood ran down his cheek, and in answer to the questions put to him by the two others: "Oh! ..."

2. Art in America by Frederick Fairchild Sherman (1918)
"His place is with those minor painters who as craftsmen were, like Fei himself, in the intermittent employ of the great cathedral fabrics to do a bit of new ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1853)
"I always thought that Seager a bit of a leg. Ain't you sorry, now, Sloper, ... sir, what was more natural than for me to give him a bit of friendly advice? ..."

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