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fewe

fewe is the archaic spelling of few.

Meaning of few

Determiner

few (comparative fewer or less, superlative fewest or least)

  1. (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
    • There are a few cars (=some, but a relatively small number) in the street.
  2. Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
    • Very few did she have not to go there, did she?
  3. Obscuring one to two oktas (eighths) of the sky.
    • Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness overnight.
  4. (US?) Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated.

See all 7 meanings of few

Questions about fewe

What is fewe the archaic spelling of?
Fewe is the archaic spelling of few.

Words near fewe in the dictionary

  1. few-flowered sedge
  2. few-flowered sedges
  3. few-shot
  4. few-shot learning
  5. fewa
  6. fewe
  7. fewel
  8. Fewell
  9. Fewells
  10. fewer
  11. fewer and farther between

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