From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmore than a littlemore than a littleVERY formal fairly The lectures were more than a little disappointing. → more
Examples from the Corpus
more than a little• Love: the word would be utterly meaningless in this context; no more than a little blast of sound.• He was more than a little disappointed that his son was not athletic.• The ex-boyfriend is more than a little interested.• Many of these ideas depend more than a little on what you believe in.• It may be no more than a little park near work or a church that you stop by during lunch hour.• Gordon was, he admitted, more than a little relieved.• Educators, meanwhile, often view business with more than a little suspicion, distrust, and envy. 