Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a small manner, quantity, or degree; with minuteness; little.
- With small numbers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb rare In a small quantity or degree; with minuteness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb rare In a
small way.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Union question is deferred from the fact that a large part of the Synod is "smally" represented, at the same time the Synod expresses the hope that the Union will be effected at an early day.
Diary of Samuel A. Agnew : September 27, 1863-June 30, 1864, 1957
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Bush had an unfair advantage: wisdom and maturity, When the topic is squarely, also ends up about Bush smally.
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Even when your targeting Walters, you can usually get a smally or a catfish for the fish fry!
Field & Stream 2010
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When the topic is squarely, also ends up about Bush smally.
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As White himself described the situation, “both Governors, Masters, and sailers, regarded very smally the good of their countreymen” in the Roanoke Colony.
Sabotaged Margaret Peterson Haddix 2010
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Some vets advise not letting the dog play with a squeaky toy unsupervised, as there is a choking hazard with the smally squeaky part.
Creatiary 2009
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Some vets advise not letting the dog play with a squeaky toy unsupervised, as there is a choking hazard with the smally squeaky part.
June 2009 2009
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I think it should also solve the problem that you reported, smally.
Technicalities 2008
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Savvy tax experts realize that without the infrastructure–in no smally part established by the federal government–your ability to “earn” that much more would be hampered.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Political Leanings of Law Firms: 2007
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Savvy tax experts realize that without the infrastructure–in no smally part established by the federal government–your ability to “earn” that much more would be hampered.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Political Leanings of Law Firms: 2007
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