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somewhat

/ˈsʌmwʌt/ adverb B2
  1. To a limited extent or degree; not completely. · The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.· The decision to shave or not is a somewhat personal one.
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Persuaded as Miss Bingley was that Darcy admired Elizabeth, this was not the best method of recommending herself; but angry people are not always wise; and in seeing him at last look somewhat nettled, she had all the success she expected.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 305 · B2
“Oh, there was no harm meant,” answered Danglars; “at first I certainly did feel somewhat uneasy as to what Fernand might be tempted to do; but when I saw how completely he had mastered his feelings, even so far as to become one of his rival’s attendants, I knew there was no further cause for apprehension.” Caderousse looked full at Fernand—he was ghastly pale.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 29 · C1
Dantès himself was simply, but becomingly, clad in the dress peculiar to the merchant service—a costume somewhat between a military and a civil garb; and with his fine countenance, radiant with joy and happiness, a more perfect specimen of manly beauty could scarcely be imagined.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 23 · C1
As for my disposition, that is, perhaps, somewhat too hasty; but I have striven to repress it.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 63 · C1

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