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not in the least

idiom
Meaning

not at all, not in any way


Examples
SIMPLE

I am not in the least tired.

CONTEXTUAL

She was not in the least worried about the difficult exam because she had studied for weeks.

COMPLEX

Although the critics dismissed his latest work as derivative, the author was not in the least discouraged by their harsh reviews.

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    at the very least

    at least; as an absolute minimum; emphatic form of at the least.

  2. 02

    to say the least

    Used to suggest an understatement.

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