An example of a litote is saying "not bad" when something is especially well done.— Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
Jean-Pierre Balpe, prix de la litote pour Willer ou la trahison de Jérôme Olinon en 2000, etc.).— Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas
Having witnessed and begun to process two consecutive rounds of White House turnaround this week, European observers seem to have reached a set of conclusions not dissimilar - note the litote, for it is not irrelevant - from those we have arrived at here.— The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide
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