Thesaurus / little by little
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLY
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUM
Then there was Wee Wo,—he was a little Chinese chap, and we used to send him down the chimneys to open front doors for us.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
We should have to admit that the new law does little or nothing to relieve such a situation.
READINGS IN MONEY AND BANKINGCHESTER ARTHUR PHILLIPS
Bits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENS
All along the highways and by-paths of our literature we encounter much that pertains to this "queen of plants."
"I don't know whether I am going to like this or not--this coming to live in town," thought the little pig.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUM
She was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
WORDS RELATED TO LITTLE BY LITTLE
- at best
- at least
- at most
- at worst
- bit by bit
- by degrees
- carelessly
- halfway
- in a general way
- in bits and pieces
- in part
- in some measure
- in some ways
- inadequately
- incompletely
- insufficiently
- little by little
- measurably
- not entirely
- not fully
- not strictly speaking
- not wholly
- notably
- noticeably
- partially
- piece by piece
- piecemeal
- relatively
- slightly
- so far as possible
- somewhat
- to a certain degree
- to a certain extent
- up to a certain point
- within limits
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.