Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Little and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Little" instead the word "Approximately" as an adjective or an adverb.
Little
Little adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.
Approximately and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead the word "Little" as an adjective or an adverb.
Nearby Word: littleness
Both words in one sentence
- Fiona of Arcana Heart, who stopped aging after she was pulled into the Elemental World, so while she's approximately as old as Saki, she still looks like a little girl.
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Little is known about it, other than that the real-time format will not be used, with the movie instead depicting the events of a full day in an approximately two hour period.
Source: Series / 24 - Little did they know that Durandal had so improved the alien's technology that he could fire their weapons at approximately twice their standard range.
Source: Curb Stomp Battle / Video Games
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