Definition of "a bit" []

• To a small extent; in a small amount; rather. (adverb)

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• "Stuey was a bit gun-shy, having been burned once by Roger King, but he let it be known that he was open to the opportunity should it arise."
• "The problem centers on my first serious boyfriend, F., a just-graduated senior, though a bit too blond, bespectacled, and into Pink Floyd to be considered your Jake Ryan type."
• "Specialists who suspect microvascular disease prescribe medications designed to make blood vessels relax and blood flow a bit better, while also intensively treating the woman's other cardiac risk factors."