there's more than just a tad of hyperbole in the critics' praise for the promising young pianist
grandfather never tires of telling us about the days when he was just a tad
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Each season, the NBA presses the 3-point button with a tad more enthusiasm.—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 Early on in Burns’ career, he was getting called an Irish Catholic Woody Allen — which felt a tad unearned because the movies weren’t as funny.—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Edge Computing Takes Off: While industry predictions of 75% of data being processed outside the data center by 2025 might be a tad aggressive, the growth trajectory is undeniable.—Ed Fox, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 And the emotional roller coaster was enough to leave him a tad queasy.—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tad
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Etymology
probably from English dialect, toad, from Middle English tode — more at toad
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