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a small matter

a small matter adverb: somewhat; slightly; a little.

Adverb

a small matter

  1. (obsolete) Somewhat; slightly; a little.
    • […] if that it were possible to remove the impediment of the Air, which resisting penetration, doth some small matter retard and impede the motion of the pendulum.1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World, Dialogue 2
    • The socket and spindle being a small matter taper.1788, Philosophical Transactions, Royal Society, section 79.4

Questions about a small matter

What does a small matter mean?
A small matter means somewhat; slightly; a little.
What part of speech is a small matter?
A small matter is an adverb.

Words near a small matter in the dictionary

  1. a sharp
  2. a sharps
  3. a sheet in the wind
  4. a sheet in the wind's eye
  5. a short drop and a sudden stop
  6. a small matter
  7. a smidgen
  8. a smidgeon
  9. a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
  10. a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved
  11. A Special

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