What is the meaning of the word "a little"?

Definitions:

  1. to a small degree or just a few copy to clipboard ADJECTIVE
    • I never use 'a little' in written English because it is almost always used in the wrong sense. copy to clipboard
    • I only use a little bit of sugar in my iced tea. copy to clipboard
    • The degree to which two quantities are unequal is a little, not slight. copy to clipboard

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