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Definition of Smidgen
1. Noun. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
Generic synonyms: Small Indefinite Amount, Small Indefinite Quantity
Derivative terms: Shred
Definition of Smidgen
1. Noun. A very small quantity or amount. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smidgen
1. a very small amount [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smidgen
Literary usage of Smidgen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"He told Ambassador Price, who called him, that there was, I think his words
were, "only a smidgen of truth in it," something like that. ..."
2. Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts by Lynne M. Sullivan (2003)
"Just wiggle into any smidgen of space that's available and prepare for a fantastic
treat. Owners Francoise and Bruno ..."
3. Our Southern Highlanders: A Narrative of Adventure in the Southern by Horace Kephart (1922)
"If the provender be scant the hostess may say, " That's right at a smidgen,"
meaning little more than a mite; but if plenteous, then there are ..."
4. Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart (1913)
"If the provender be scant the hostess may say, " That's right at a smidgen,"
meaning little more than a mite; but if plenteous, then there are ..."
5. Our Southern Highlanders: A Narrative of Adventure in the Southern by Horace Kephart (1922)
"If the provender be scant the hostess may say, " That's right at a smidgen,"
meaning little more than a mite; but if plenteous, then there are ..."
6. Our Southern Highlanders: A Narrative of Adventure in the Southern by Horace Kephart (1922)
"If the provender be scant the hostess may say, " That's right at a smidgen,"
meaning little more than a mite; but if plenteous, then there are ..."
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