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not a little

not a little adverb: much, very; considerably.

Adverb

not a little (not comparable)

  1. Much, very; considerably.
    • He is not a little saddened at the departure of the Dodgers. He's thinking of moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

Determiner

not a little

  1. Much, no little, more than a little.
    • Not a little ink has been spilled on this issue.

Questions about not a little

What does not a little mean?
Not a little means much, very; considerably.
What part of speech is not a little?
Not a little can be an adverb or a determiner.

Words near not a little in the dictionary

  1. not
  2. not a bit of it
  3. not a bother on someone
  4. not a chance
  5. not a hang
  6. not a little
  7. not a living soul
  8. not a minute too soon
  9. not a moment too soon
  10. not a one
  11. not a patch on

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