every bit 1adverbdomain: all adverbsPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionto the same degree (often followed by `as')Report errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.sang as sweetly as a nightingale2.they were equally beautiful3.birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly4.he is every bit as mean as she isSynonymsequally 1as 1