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[ adjective ] very small

Examples

"diminutive in stature" "a lilliputian chest of drawers" "her petite figure" "tiny feet" "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"

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[ adjective ] very small

Examples

"diminutive in stature" "a lilliputian chest of drawers" "her petite figure" "tiny feet"

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

They germinate quickly , the tiny plants appearing in a week , and grow along lustily .

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

By scrutinizing the flowers , one can also notice that the scale bears one or two tiny warts .

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

They were far off and looked tiny .

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

Several sections of a loaf of dark_bread ; butter ; jam ; a tiny cake of ice .

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

Eileen got_to dancing , just a_little tiny dancing step to a hummed tune that you could hardly notice , and trying to pick_up strange men , but each time I was ready to say to_hell_with_it and walk_out she 'd pull herself together and talk so understandingly in that sweet husky voice about the good times and the happiness we 'd had together and there I was back on_the_hook .

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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 2738
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