Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in small doses

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
in- s-mal-l- -dos-es
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In small quantities or for short periods of time.

Informal

Usage

Questions

What does in small doses mean?
In small quantities or for short periods of time.

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