Meaning of litotes
Definition of litotes
(noun)
understatement
for
rhetorical
effect
(especially when expressing an
affirmative
by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a
little
upset' when you
mean
`I was
very
upset' is an
example
of litotes"
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