Somewhat — Defs

01 n. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

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More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.
“These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste.” — Grew.

“Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost.” — Dryden.
2.
A person or thing of importance; a somebody.
“Here come those that worship me. They think that I am somewhat.” — Tennyson.

02 adv. In some degree or measure; a little.

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In some degree or measure; a little.
“His giantship is gone, somewhat crestfallen.” — Milton.

“Somewhat back from the village street.” — Longfellow.