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Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

Somewhat.

The greatest extremity; the maximum

(in certain phrases) Smallest or slightest.

(degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.

To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.

Starkly; entirely, absolutely

To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of

Lessened, reduced

A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree.