a mite

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a mite

/ə ˈmaɪt/ US, UK
[ə ˈmʌɪt] Canada

Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

From a + mite (“minute arachnid of the order Acarina; anything very small, a minute object, a very little quantity or particle”).

adverb

idiomatic, informal, not comparable To a small extent; in a small amount; rather. "I hope Mary has been the best of girls?" / "The bestest little girl, Sir—a mite too lively, perhaps, especially when she hears you're coming to see her,[…].["]
Similar: a bit, a little, a little bit, a tad, a smidgen, a mite, a smidgeon, a touch, a trifle, barely, closely, faintly · Opposite: a lot

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Chicago

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@misc{a_mite_2026,
  title = {a mite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/a%20mite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}