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a good deal

adv

Etymology

From deal (“division, portion, share”). Compare a great deal, etc.

Definitions

  1. Very much

    Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.

    • We had a good deal more money after winning the lottery.
    • He said he was sometimes whistling a tune to himself — for, like me, he sawed a good deal on the fiddle; […]
    • She was a good deal frightened by this very sudden change, but she felt that there was no time to be lost, as she was shrinking rapidly: so she set to work at once to eat some of the other bit.

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