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tad Definition

☆ tad (tad)

noun

  1. a little child, esp. a boy
  2. a small amount, degree, extent, etc.: often used with a and having adverbial force a tad tired

Etymology: prob. < tadpole

tad Usage Examples

Preposition: over

top: A tad over the top in a wee trough I hesitate to suggest.

Converse of object

  • disappoint: I have to confess to being a tad disappointed with some of the exhibits.
  • confuse: I must admit to being a tad confused by now.
  • seem: All this menu stuff seems a tad complicated for 5 links!
  • feel: Of course, the bedroom still feels a tad crowded.
  • look: The website now looks a tad better in Firefox, thanks to some tidying of the CSS.
  • sound: The whole thing seems heavily compressed, and the final mix-down can sound a tad muddy now and then.

Preposition: on

  • side: Yes, the room was a tad on the smallish side.
  • size: I think even £ 25 million would be a tad on the large size for a transfer fee.

Adjective modifier

wee: That would seem to be a wee tad inconsistent with your theory, wouldn't it?

Modifies a noun

  • bit: Winter Gardening Looking Toward Spring Ok, the title " winter gardening " might be a tad bit misleading.
  • boring: It does get a tad boring, tho, repeating the same spiel, tweaked depending on the audience, so many times.
  • clunky: Maybe I am just too used to the Adventure series but, they do feel a tad clunky.
  • vulgar: More than you'd think [ November 17 ] Isn't it all just a tad vulgar?
  • dark: Setting gamma to 1.8 will probably make things a tad dark.
  • light: All round, a good weekend, even if we were a tad light on numbers of freshers.