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whit |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whit \Whit\, n. [OE. wight, wiht, AS wiht a creature, a thing See {Wight}, and cf {Aught}, {Naught}.] The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative sentence. ``Samuel told him every whit.'' --1 Sam. iii. 18. ``Every whit as great.'' --South. So shall I no whit be behind in duty. --Shak. It does not me a whit displease. --Cowley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: whit n : a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]
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