As it is

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In the actual circumstances (and often contrary to expectations). not-comparable

    "The roosters would look awesome, their beaks fearsome weapons. A frightening thought. As it is, each rooster needed to be tethered to his own hut to keep them from pecking each other's eyes out."

  2. 2
    Already; without adding further difficulty or complexity. not-comparable

    "Right now it is too dangerous to obsess about such things. It will only make life harder, and life is hard enough as it is."

  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, is. not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations wordnet

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