somedeal
English
Etymology
From Middle English somdel, sumdel (“somewhat, to an extent, in some measure; part, portion, a bit, small amount; in ~ this instance, this case”), equivalent to some + deal.
Adverb
somedeal (not comparable)
- (obsolete or dialect) In some measure or degree; somewhat, partly, partially
- 1964, John Mandeville (original), Travels of John Mandeville (edited version)
- In Ethiopia all the rivers and all the waters be trouble, and they be somedeal salt for the great heat that is there.
- 1917, George W. Gough, “Chapter V, the Ancient hHgh House”, in Julian Hawthorne, editor, The Yeoman Adventurer, Reprint edition, Echo Library, published 2005, →ISBN, page 27:
- but it's a godsend at times for a lone woman when she's ugly enough to turn cream sour, and somedeal crooked o' the body into the bargain.
- 1964, John Mandeville (original), Travels of John Mandeville (edited version)
References
- Merriam-Webster, somedeal
- Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, somedeal
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