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is all

is all adverb: that is all; only, just and nothing more.

Adverb

is all (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, US, colloquial) That is all; only, just and nothing more.
    • All you have to do is ask it the right question is all.2011, Helen DeWitt, Lightning Rods, And Other Stories 2013, p. 128
    • “Rat poison. Mmm. A nice lingering death!” added Burt with a breathy laugh. “They just taste a bit funny afterwards, is all.”2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Origin of is all

From that is all.

Questions about is all

What does is all mean?
Is all means that is all; only, just and nothing more.
What part of speech is is all?
Is all is an adverb.

Words near is all in the dictionary

  1. is a one
  2. is a thing
  3. is able to
  4. is aces with
  5. is ages with
  6. is all
  7. is all about
  8. is along
  9. is anyone here a doctor
  10. is anyone sitting here
  11. is around

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