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Definition of At all
1. Adverb. In the slightest degree or in any respect. "Was not in the least unfriendly"
Definition of At all
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) (non-gloss definition Indicating degree, quantity or frequency greater than zero): to the slightest degree, in any way, somewhat, rather. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of At All
Literary usage of At all
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1882)
"... it was impossible for them, if they spoke at all . to keep clear of every
subject which her feelings connected with him, CHAPTER XVL MARIANNE would have ..."
2. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"... s'Ht for at all if bo had immediately attacked them ; for while fancying ...
(for no ono at all would so much as wait his attack), ho was in я hurry to ..."