not to say

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not to say

conjunction

Even; perhaps; almost. At first Marc was somewhat shocked, then he burst out laughing and finally came to the conclusion that actually it was all rather sad, not to say stupid.

phrase

Used to clarify a statement: not intended to mean. “Without an engaged audience, there’s no route to stardom.” ¶ That’s not to say that Sophie thinks the internet celebrity is dead. They may just have to work a little harder for it.

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conj even; perhaps; almost

Français	pour ne pas dire

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@misc{not_to_say_2026,
  title = {not to say},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/not%20to%20say},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}