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in the least
Also, in the slightest. At all, in the smallest degree. These terms are nearly always used in a negative context. For example, I don't care in the least what you do with the money, or It doesn't matter in the slightest whether or not you attend. [c. 1600] They may also be put as not in the least or not in the slightest, as in I am not in the least worried about the outcome, or The heat doesn't bother me in the slightest. In the least dates from about 1600; in the slightest has been used in the sense of “emphatically unimportant or trifling” since the late 1500s.
Example Sentences
Moreover, waving the flag of a foreign country isn’t prideful, or politically smart in the least.
The chair of the Police Federation of Northern Ireland, Liam Kelly, said the latest figures were "not in the least bit surprising".
Luckily, our judgment doesn't matter in the least.
The only things that have surprised me in the least are how quickly and comprehensively Trump and his forces have pressed ahead, while, at the same time, how grossly incompetent they have proven to be.
It was the one time in my life where I was adamant about being like, “No, I need to be in the least clothing possible.”
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