"litotes"@en-us . . . . "106667239"@en-us . . . . "07104292-n"^^ . . . . . . . "107104292"^^ . "0"^^ . . "litotes"^^ . "meiosis"@en-us . . . "105316145"@en-us . . "0.375"^^ . . . "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\""@en-us .