at least Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
at any rate; leastways; leastwise.
- at least he survived
- they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
- the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching
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adverb not less than
at the least.
- at least two hours studying the manual
- a tumor at least as big as an orange
