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a fair bit

a fair bit adverb: a little bit, somewhat, kind of; a good amount.

Adverb

a fair bit (not comparable)

  1. (New Zealand, UK, informal) a little bit, somewhat, kind of; a good amount

Questions about a fair bit

What does a fair bit mean?
A fair bit means a little bit, somewhat, kind of; a good amount.
What part of speech is a fair bit?
A fair bit is an adverb.

Words near a fair bit in the dictionary

  1. a drowning man will grasp at a straw
  2. a drowning man will grasp at straws
  3. a dumb priest never got a parish
  4. A Estrada
  5. A factor
  6. a fair bit
  7. a fair booty makes many a thief
  8. a fair few
  9. a far remove
  10. a far sight
  11. a fault confessed is half redressed

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