somewhat

Words with a similar base: somewhat

'somewhat'

[slightly.r.01] as in: to a small degree or extent

Examples:
his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other

'somewhat'

[reasonably.r.01] as in: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

Examples:
pretty big
pretty bad
jolly decent of him
the shoes are priced reasonably
he is fairly clever with computers

Origins

					somewhat (English)
├── some (English)
│   └── some (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── what (English)

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