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little by little
(encz) | little by little,krůček po krůčku Zdeněk Brož |
little by little
(encz) | little by little,pozvolna n: Zdeněk Brož |
Little by little
(gcide) | Little \Lit"tle\, n.
1. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or
the like.
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Much was in little writ. --Dryden.
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There are many expressions, which carrying with them
no clear ideas, are like to remove but little of my
ignorance. --Locke.
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2. A small degree or scale; miniature. " His picture in
little." --Shak.
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A little, to or in a small degree; to a limited
extent; somewhat; for a short time. " Stay a
little." --Shak.
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The painter flattered her a little. --Shak.
By little and little, or Little by little, by slow
degrees; piecemeal; gradually.
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little by little
(wn) | little by little
adv 1: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has
developed piecemeal" [syn: piecemeal, {little by
little}, bit by bit, in stages]
2: by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: {by
inches}, little by little, by small degrees] |
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