Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
skerrick
Noun
ˈskɛrɪk
Definition
A small amount or quantity of something.
Examples
- After finishing the meal, there wasn’t a skerrick of food left on the plate.
- He only had a skerrick of hope left that he would find his lost dog.
- The gardener managed to gather a skerrick of herbs from the overgrown garden.
Meaning
The term ‘skerrick’ typically refers to a tiny portion or a scanty amount of something, often used informally in conversational English.
Synonyms
- bit
- small amount
- scantling
- smidgen
- fragment
