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tad

[tad] / tæd /


NOUN
milquetoast
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The crash in the race wasn't his fault but perhaps he could have judged his overspeed a tad better - easy for me to say.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Headline CPI rose 2.4% last month from a year earlier, matching January’s annual pace and coming in a tad lower than economists’ forecasts.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Lee Knight’s “A Friend of Dorothy” may be a tad on the nose about the cultural and emotional impact of a lonely London widow on a closeted teenaged boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Connected-fitness subscriptions declined 7.4% to 2.661 million, a tad below expectations of 2.664 million, and the lowest number since the quarter ending September 2021.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

A tad unnecessarily, considering the pool of vomit all over his boots.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer