Definitions from Wiktionary (as it were)
▸ adverb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, were.
▸ adverb: Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.
▸ adverb: Used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay.
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▸ adverb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, were.
▸ adverb: Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.
▸ adverb: Used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay.
Similar:
so to speak,
as it is,
as in,
just as well,
shall we say,
on the,
very well,
just so,
pretty well,
as much,
more...
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Adjectives:
red-faced,
each way,
flat out,
stay at home,
next level,
all the same,
every second,
very good,
frontside,
caught stealing,
cut down
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