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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Until his stuff faded ever so slightly, and he got smoked. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 Lisa Todd Wexley, the paragon of control, is, ever so slightly, spinning out. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 July 2025 These ever so slight movements were a sign that Floyd could still be breathing. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 There is so much material that the show really feels like a living thing that morphs every night ever so slightly. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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