somewhat

Adverb

WordNet 3.0

to a small degree or extent“his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory”“the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other”Synonyms: slightly more or less
to a moderately sufficient extent or degree“pretty big”“pretty bad”“jolly decent of him”“the shoes are priced reasonably”“he is fairly clever with computers”Synonyms: reasonably moderately pretty jolly fairly middling passably

Somewhat \Some"what`\, adv. In some degree or measure; a little. [1913 Webster]

His giantship is gone, somewhat crestfallen. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Somewhat back from the village street. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

Somewhat \Some"what`\, n.

1.More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. [1913 Webster]

These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste.— Grew.[1913 Webster]

Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.A person or thing of importance; a somebody. [1913 Webster]

Here come those that worship me. They think that I am somewhat.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]