Can Somewhat Be an Adverb?

Examples of somewhat in a Sentence
Adverb He felt somewhat awkward in his suit. Our work has progressed somewhat. The course is somewhat more difficult than I was told it would be.

Is somewhat an adverb of degree?

The position of the adverb is before the adjective or adverb. The following adverbs all weaken the adjective or adverb and all appear before the adverb or adjective in the sentence: a bit, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, and somewhat.

Is there a word called somewhat?

You use somewhat to indicate that something is the case to a limited extent or degree.

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