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Definition of Smidgeon
1. Noun. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
Generic synonyms: Small Indefinite Amount, Small Indefinite Quantity
Derivative terms: Shred
Definition of Smidgeon
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of smidgen) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smidgeon
1. smidgen [n -S] - See also: smidgen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smidgeon
Literary usage of Smidgeon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On Causation: With a Chapter on Belief by Charles Arthur Mercier (1916)
"They act, for instance, on their satellites, and on one another. But there is
not a smidgeon of evidence that they act upon the course of human lives in the ..."
2. On Causation: With a Chapter on Belief by Charles Arthur Mercier (1916)
"But there is not a smidgeon of evidence that they act upon the course of human
lives in the way the astrologers imagine. Similarly, charms and amulets, ..."
3. The Taylor Anecdote Book: Anecdotes and Letters of Zachary Taylor by Thomas Bangs Thorpe (1848)
"You're a bigger fool than any two Mexicans ever / saw yet. Shot yourself! if yon
had waited a smidgeon longer I'd have saved you a load. ..."
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