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in the least
Idioms and Phrases
Also, in the slightest . At all, in the smallest degree. These terms are nearly always used in a negative context. For example, I don't care in the least what you do with the money , or It doesn't matter in the slightest whether or not you attend . [c. 1600] They may also be put as not in the least or not in the slightest , as in I am not in the least worried about the outcome , or The heat doesn't bother me in the slightest . In the least dates from about 1600; in the slightest has been used in the sense of “emphatically unimportant or trifling†since the late 1500s.Example Sentences
Sri Lankan gillnetters make some of the longest trips in the least equipped boats.
It takes up a lot of air without being in the least compelling.
I am not interested in the least cooking shows.
Jumbo brings a humanizing clarity to Lady Macbeth without in the least compromising her character’s fiendish side.
It was the first time all night he had looked in the least bit uncomfortable.
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