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