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Definition of At least
1. Adverb. If nothing else ('leastwise' is informal and 'leastways' is colloquial). "The influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"
2. Adverb. Not less than. "A tumor at least as big as an orange"
Definition of At least
1. Adverb. (context: focus) At the least; at a minimum or lower limit. ¹
2. Adverb. In any event; anyway. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of At Least
Literary usage of At least
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"For their own comfort, they would much rather have remained, at least all the
morning, in Mrs Jennings's house ; but it was not a thing to be urged against ..."
2. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1914)
"... form a sort of intermediate class, and are found quite as often among the
barbarians as among the Greeks.” “Yes,” he replied, “at least we hear of ..."
3. Walden by Henry David Thoreau (1893)
"... with them at least. So easy is it, though many housekeepers doubt it, to
establish new and better customs in the place of the old. ..."
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