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somewhat
adverb
to
a
small
or
moderate
degree
;
rather
•
The
coffee
was
somewhat
bitter
,
but
I
still
enjoyed
it
.
The
coffee
was
somewhat
bitter
,
but
I
still
enjoyed
it
.
•
The
new
software
update
made
my
phone
somewhat
faster
.
The
new
software
update
made
my
phone
somewhat
faster
.
From
Middle
English
‘
somwhat
’,
literally
‘
some
+
what
’,
originally
meaning
‘
something
’
or
‘
a
certain
amount
’
before
evolving
into
an
adverb
of
degree
.
pronoun
something
;
an
unspecified
thing
,
amount
,
or
degree
(
archaic
and
rare
)
•
Tell
me
somewhat
about
your
hometown
,
I
beg
you
.
Tell
me
somewhat
about
your
hometown
,
I
beg
you
.
•
There
is
somewhat
in
his
manner
that
troubles
me
.
There
is
somewhat
in
his
manner
that
troubles
me
.
Same
origin
as
the
adverb
sense
:
a
compound
of
‘
some
’
+
‘
what
’,
originally
used
as
a
pronoun
meaning
‘
something
’.
The
adverbial
sense
later
became
dominant
.
