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[ suhm-hwuht, -hwot, -hwuht, -wuht, -wot, -wuht ] / ˈsʌmˌʰwʌt, -ˌʰwɒt, -ʰwət, -ˌwʌt, -ˌwɒt, -wət / SEE SYNONYMS FOR somewhat ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbin some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed. nounsome part, portion, amount, etc. Origin of somewhatMiddle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at some, what Words nearby somewhatsomething or other, something tells me, sometime, sometimes, someway, somewhat, somewhen, somewhere, somewhere along the line, somewheres, somewhile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for somewhatYet for a vivid decade or so, sleaze was, somewhat paradoxically, a force for literacy and empowerment. How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Given the somewhat macabre origins of the feast, many of the celebrations were designed to placate the gods. New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST As with much of this investigation our information is somewhat limited. No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Extra dry, for example, is actually sweeter than brut, which is drier than demi-sec, which is somewhat sweet. Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong|Kayleigh Kulp|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many of the booths were used to modifying their latkes a little, which I had somewhat expected. I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed|Emily Shire|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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
British Dictionary definitions for somewhat
adverb(not used with a negative) rather; a bitshe found it somewhat less easy than he Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to somewhatconsiderably, fairly, rather, kind of, moderately, quite, far, pretty, slightly, partially, significantly, a little, adequately, incompletely, more or less, some, something, sort of, well, bearably |