Meaning of Modicum | Babel Free

Definitions

A modest, small, or trifling amount.

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“Unable to garner even a modicum of support⟳ for his plan⟳, he conceded to follow⟳ the others.”

“Lo, lo, lo, lo, what modicums of wit he vtters, his euaſions haue ears thus long. I haue bobed his braine more then he has beate my bones.”

“He [Clement of Alexandria] ſhewes alſo that it is better (if a man do drinke) to take⟳ wine at ſupper than at dinner, yet a little modicum [...].”

“For as a Poor Man has as Juſt a Title to the ſmall Modicum he enjoys, as has the Rich Man to his large Poſſeſſions; ſo the Travailer has as good a Title to his Money, as has the Robber to his Life.”

“By the great, also, he [Robert Burns] was treated in the customary fashion, entertained at their tables, and dismissed. Certain modica of pudding and praise⟳ are from time to time gladly exchanged for the fascination of his presence, which exchange⟳ once effected, the bargain is finished, and each party goes off his several way.”

“And time would fail⟳ us to enumerate the hundreds of lesser spirits who have⟳ employed their small modica of light⟳, which they mistook for genius, as lamps allowing them to see⟳ their way more clearly down to the chambers of death.”

“There he lay⟳ quiet and composed, sipping small modicums of brandy and water, and taking his outlook into such transtygian world as he had fashioned for himself in his dull imagination.”

“We propose⟳, and it is in Senator [Joseph Hurst] Ball's bill, I believe⟳, that this [National Labor Relations] Board⟳ has got to stop⟳ deciding its cases on scintillas of evidence and imponderables and modicums and inferences, and stick⟳ to the facts.”

“I have⟳ learned from experience⟳ that a modicum of snuff can be most efficacious.”

“He drinks iced lemonade through a long straw, without moving, without even shifting his head, and thereby gains a modicum of inner coolness.”

“Perhaps the majority of human endeavour can be reduced to the pursuit of additional modicums of comfort—like⟳ being slightly less tired, being slightly less bored, or just an evenly crispy piece of toast—small trifles, to which we quickly become⟳ accustomed.”

“Now, anyone with a modicum of knowledge of the rail network and of union feeling on this matter⟳ will have⟳ realised that this was another way of saying 'no deal⟳'.”

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