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Meaning of a small matter | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1

Definitions

Somewhat; slightly; a little.

obsolete

Examples

“[…] if that it were possible to remove the impediment of the Air, which resisting penetration, doth some small matter retard and impede the motion of the pendulum.”

“The socket and spindle being a small matter taper.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

a smidgen a smidgeon A syntactic marker for emphasis a tad a tergo A to Z