somewhat

• In short, we have to find a somewhat which is, simply be- cause it is. —  Biographia Literaria
• He brightened up somewhat, and answered by a story which I do not clearly recall, but the application of which was that he scarcely considered himself a big enough man for President, while the Vice-Presidency was scarcely big enough office for one who had aspired to a seat in the Senate of the United States On the 9th and 10th of May, 1860, the Republicans of Illinois met in convention at Decatur. —  The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln
• Here the Indians had changed their course somewhat, and our guide said in the direction of their main village, but I did not consider myself well enough posted to go too near their main village. —  Thirty-One Years on the Plains and In the Mountains
• The house had been made over somewhat, and is now used as an office by the Registrar of Vital Statistics. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14
• I could not help envying the happy man somewhat, although in my inmost heart I felt pleased with his happiness The sister was not without merit. —  Return to Venice

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms