n. a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)

adv. "The play failed big at the box office"

adv. on a grand scale; "think big"

adv. "His performance went over big"

adv. in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"

adj. (informal) "big spender"

adj. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"

adj. loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"

adj. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

adj. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"

adj. feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"

adj. of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"

adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

adj. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

adj. having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"

adj. (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"

adj. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

adj. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"

n. a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)

n. a merchant who owns or manages a shop

n. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

n. someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

n. a merchant who sells goods at retail

n. a man salesperson

n. someone who manages a government agency or department

adj. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

adj. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"

adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

adj. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"

adj. euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"

adj. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

adj. impossible to forget

adj. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"

adj. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"

adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"

adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"

adj. being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

adj. rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning"

adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"

adj. extraordinarily large in size or amount or degree

adj. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"

adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

adj. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

adj. extraordinarily large in size or amount or degree

adj. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"

adj. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

adj. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

adj. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

adj. generous in providing aid to others

adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"

adj. generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"

adj. willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

adj. showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"

adj. not greedy

adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

adj. lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

adj. extraordinarily large in size or amount or degree

adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

adj. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

adj. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"

adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

adj. characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

adj. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"

adj. filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

adj. large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"

adj. existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"

adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"

adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

adj. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

adj. overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man"

adj. puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek

adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"

adj. with mass nouns; "much traffic"

adj. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"

adj. first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"

adj. of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"

adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"

adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

adj. of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art"

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"

adj. indicating the head of a staff; "editor-in-chief"

adj. of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"

adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"

adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"

adj. unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"

adj. used of the voice

adj. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

adj. having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth

adj. continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"

adj. given to loud offensive talk

adj. having an unusually loud voice

adj. loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"

adj. full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"

adj. full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"

adj. great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"

adj. made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"

adj. marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"

adj. intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"

adj. very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"

adj. highly concentrated or intense: "a crash course"

adj. intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"

adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"

adj. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

adj. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"

adj. not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"

adj. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"

adj. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"

adj. continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"

adj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"

adj. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"

adj. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"

adj. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"

adj. having or showing self-esteem

adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer

adj. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"

adj. having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family"

adj. occasioning pride; "a gratifying (or proud) achievement"

adj. proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep

adj. excessively proud

adj. feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child"

adj. proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)

adj. trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness

adj. highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era; "epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill"; "an epoch-making discovery"

adj. sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering"

adj. serving as or based on evidence; "evidential signs of a forced entry"; "its evidentiary value"

adj. fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations"

adj. of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental contributions to physics"

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain"; "a remarkable achievement"

adj. of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision"

adj. seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters"

adj. clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"

adj. compulsively attracting attention to yourself especially by public exposure or exaggerated behavior

adj. made a feature or highlight; given prominence; "a featured actor"; "a featured item at the sale"

adj. clearly to be seen; "they were much in evidence during the fighting"; "she made certain that her engagement ring was in evidence"

adj. singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate; "a marked man"

adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

adj. obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression"

adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

adj. without envy or reluctance; "ungrudging admiration"

adj. made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"

adj. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"

adj. marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"

adj. intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"

adj. very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"

adj. highly concentrated or intense: "a crash course"

adj. intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"

adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"

adj. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

adj. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"

adj. not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"

adj. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"

adj. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"

adj. continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"

adj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"

adj. exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence; "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government"

adj. having great influence

adj. bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees"

adj. capable of bearing fruit

adj. fully ripe; at the height of bloom; "a full-blown rose"

adj. of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head; "headed cabbages"

adj. of girls or women who are eligible to marry

adj. being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

adj. past the stage of full bloom; "overblown roses"

adj. (informal) pregnant out of wedlock

adj. generous in providing aid to others

adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

adj. not greedy

adj. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"

adj. feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"

adj. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"

adj. having or showing self-esteem

adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer

adj. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"

adj. having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family"

adj. occasioning pride; "a gratifying (or proud) achievement"

adj. proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep

adj. excessively proud

adj. feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child"

adj. proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)

adj. trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness

adj. not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney"

adj. (used especially of persons) of inferior size

adj. low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"

adj. moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

adj. not important or noteworthy

adj. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"

adj. moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

adj. not yet mature

adj. unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

adv. on a small scale; "think small"