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A little   /lˈɪtəl/   Listen
A little

adverb
1.
To a small degree; somewhat.  Synonyms: a bit, a trifle.  "Felt a little better" , "A trifle smaller"



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"A little" Quotes from Famous Books



... raw and it's good; b'ile it and it's better; fry it and it can't be ekalled; stoo it wi' a rabbit and you've got a stoo as savoury an' full o' flavour—smells all right, don't it, Ann?" he enquired suddenly and a little anxiously, for Diana had possessed herself of the fork and was investigating the pot's bubbling contents with that deft and capable assurance that is wholly feminine. "Smells savoury, don't it, Ann?" he questioned again, ...
— Peregrine's Progress • Jeffery Farnol

... is necessary for this game. One gives a little talk about sign-language and says that he can read any sign made with a stick on the floor, and will leave the room while the others decide upon some word ...
— Games for Everybody • May C. Hofmann

... girl placed her left forefinger on her lips, and again distinctly pointed to a little clump of willows a dozen rods below, but on the ...
— An Apache Princess - A Tale of the Indian Frontier • Charles King

... pan, keeping the top well covered. Slipping the cover slightly to one side, insert a burning splinter and observe that the flame is extinguished. This proves the absence of sufficient oxygen to support combustion. Pour in a little limewater(43) and shake to mix with the air. The change of the limewater to a milky white color proves the presence of ...
— Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools • Francis M. Walters, A.M.

... came when you did. I wanted you to meet Colonel Ashley. You'll like him when you know him better. Just at first he was a little embarrassed. We'd been ...
— The Street Called Straight • Basil King


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