"not a little" meaning in English

See not a little in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-|head=not a little}} not a little (not comparable)
  1. Much, very; considerably. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-not_a_little-en-adv-WlDzwE6I Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English litotes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English determiners: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English litotes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Determiner

Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=not a little}} not a little
  1. Much, no little, more than a little.
    Sense id: en-not_a_little-en-det-S1oaAJam Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English litotes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English determiners: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English litotes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
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