ever so

idiom

informal
: very
Thank you ever so much.
I'm ever so glad that you got better.
The violin was ever so slightly out of tune.

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The mid frequencies here feel ever so slightly deprioritized compared with the highs. PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025 As extra time winds down, Kylian Mbappe charges forward with the ball but catches Eric Garcia in the face ever so slightly. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 The chocolate croissant — buttery, layered and ever so slightly salty pastry with a single slim bar of dark chocolate at its center — is the most common example of the pairing. Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025 Listen to this article 2 min North Carolina Tar Heels football coach Bill Belichick touched ever so slightly on his relationship with 24-year-old Jordon Hudson in an interview released Sunday. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ever so

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“Ever so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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