adv
Meaning 1
Exactly, to its full degree
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
every bit
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adverb
Meaning 2
to the same degree (often followed by `as')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they were equally beautiful
- birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly
- sang as sweetly as a nightingale
- he is every bit as mean as she is
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: equally, as
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.