Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

not a little

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.69 in modern English

Syllables: not a lit-tle
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Much, very; considerably.

det

Much, no little, more than a little.

Example Sentences

"He is not a little saddened at the departure of the Dodgers. He's thinking of moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles."
"Not a little ink has been spilled on this issue."

Questions

What does not a little mean?: Much, very; considerably.

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