Meaning & use
Whit
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The smallest possible amount or part of something.
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He didn't care a whit about what the neighbors thought.
There wasn't a whit of evidence to support the accusation.
A note on using this word
Almost always used in negative constructions such as "not a whit," meaning "not at all."
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