as it is adverb2 •In the actual circumstances (and often contrary to expectations).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. — 2004 •Already; without adding further difficulty or complexity.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. — 2010
