Small, adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. “I wept but small.” Chaucer. “It small avails my mood.” Shak.
2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
You may speak as small as you will. Shak.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Small, adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. “I wept but small.” Chaucer. “It small avails my mood.” Shak.
2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
You may speak as small as you will. Shak.