tad
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5.5
- noun
- /tæd/
- Informal
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un poco
- Can you slow down just a tad?
The length is, I would say, a tad long for me.
- The length is, I would say, a tad long for me.
- But I do think that we now know how to be a tad more strategic.
- And then there's a tad bit of French in the first stanza.
- And just to make all of our brains melt a tad bit more, I give you this.
- There's just a tad bit more space and it's a little bit more plush.
- And typically with darker denim, I find that it runs a tad bit smaller than lighter denim.
- And then I'm probably going to take a bit more brightness up just a tad.
Examples
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There's just a tad bit more space and it's a little bit more plush.
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The commute is a tad bit longer yes, but it's worth it.
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The length is, I would say, a tad long for me.
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I just feel like it's it's just a tad too old for me.
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Just want to give a tad bit of context to this.
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But I do think that we now know how to be a tad more strategic.
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And it's sunrise, which means we're a tad short on time.
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"I have been considering," said Kudra, a tad out of breath, "what you said about desire."
Fiction book (1990) -
Our section was backing the blue knight, who looked just a tad wimpy to me.
Fiction book (1995) -
The cake needs a tad more sugar to be sweeter.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small amount of something
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3.8
A small amount that makes something a little different
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9.9
A very small amount or sign
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9.9
A very small amount of something
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Etymology
Tad means a 'small amount' and is an informal, friendly word. Where it came from is not clear, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of a tadpole, a very small young frog, so tad feels like 'a little bit'.