somewhat

[ suhm-hwuht, -hwot, -hwuh t, -wuht, -wot, -wuh t ]

/ ˈsʌmˌʰwʌt, -ˌʰwɒt, -ʰwət, -ˌwʌt, -ˌwɒt, -wət /

in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed.

some part, portion, amount, etc.

Origin of somewhat

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at some, what

Yet for a vivid decade or so, sleaze was, somewhat paradoxically, a force for literacy and empowerment.

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Given the somewhat macabre origins of the feast, many of the celebrations were designed to placate the gods.

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As with much of this investigation our information is somewhat limited.

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Extra dry, for example, is actually sweeter than brut, which is drier than demi-sec, which is somewhat sweet.

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Many of the booths were used to modifying their latkes a little, which I had somewhat expected.

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It is still, however, somewhat wanting in the expression of straightness, and therefore slightly unnatural.

Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) |John Ruskin
The country through which we passed was somewhat undulating, and upon the whole a very fine agricultural district.

Gleanings by the Way |John A. Clark
He appeared to be somewhat excited, and went about his operations with an air at once of slyness and of mystery.

The Lonely Island |R.M. Ballantyne
Sham Rao cast a furtive, timid look round him; and his voice, when he answered our questions, was somewhat tremulous.

From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan |Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
This effects the same purpose as the phonograph, but in a somewhat different manner.

How it Works |Archibald Williams

somewhat

/ (ˈsʌmˌwɒt) /

(not used with a negative) rather; a bit she found it somewhat less easy than he