Having little breadth or width in proportion to length; narrow. Now rare (chiefly as a contextual use of sense A. 3) or regional.
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释义 | the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] (199) smallOE Having little breadth or width in proportion to length; narrow. Now rare (chiefly as a contextual use of sense A. 3) or regional. littleOE Of limited physical size; not big, or relatively small, in comparison with other things, especially… Of material objects, geographical features… litec1275 Little in magnitude; small. Often coupled with great or much. a little wightc1275 a little wight (adjectival phr.): a small. Obsolete. petitc1390 Of small size, small; little. Formerly also (occasionally): †small in number, few; = petty, adj. 3 (obsolete). weea1525 Extremely small, tiny. (In Scottish use with weaker sense, as a synonym of little.) Often more emphatically wee wee, little wee, wee little. pusill1599 Small, mean, weak. slender1610 Of small extent, size, or capacity. lile1633 Little. scantling1652 Very small, insignificant in size or extent. piccaninny1707 Little; tiny; very young. Now rare. pinkie1718 Chiefly Scottish. Small, tiny. Of the eyes: narrow, winking, half-shut. Cf. pink, n.5, pinkany, n. insignificant1748 Small in size; petty; mean. baby1750 Comparatively small of its kind; miniature. Also occasionally: characteristic of a baby in appearance, young. leetle1755 In hesitating or deliberately emphatic use: = little, adj. pron.n. adv. tiddy1781 Small, very small, tiny. Also (reduplicated) tiddy iddy adj. bit1786 In Scottish use bit is used for bit of (‘a bit bread’; cf. German ein Stück Brod), and for bit of a (‘a bit bairn’); in the latter use it… inconsiderable1796 Hence, Of very small value, amount, or size. itty1798 Used hypocoristically for ‘little’ (chiefly in reference to babies or small domestic animals). peerie1808 Chiefly Orkney and Shetland. Small, diminutive, tiny. tittya1825 Small, little; insignificant. titty-tottya1825 Very small; extremely tiny. Also as n.: something which is very small. ickle1846 In childish use: little. tiddly1868 Very little, tiny. Frequently in tiddly bit. peewee1877 colloquial. Very small, tiny; insignificant, inconsequential. Chiefly North American in later use. lil1881 = little, adj. I. shirttail1881 depreciative. Esp. of a place: small; of little or no significance; spec. designating a trader or business operating on a very small scale. inextensive1890 Not extensive, small. puny1898 Inferior in size, quality, or amount; insignificant; weak; diminutive, tiny. liddle1906 In regional pronunciation, or representing the speech of non-English-speakers or children; = little, adj. pint-sized1921 colloquial. Very small, diminutive; relating to or concerning children. Also (occasionally) as n. pint-size1925 colloquial. = pint-sized, adj. 2. peedie1929 Small, diminutive; wee. tenas1935 In north-western North America: small. Also as n., and in tenas man n. a child. itsy-bitsy1938 Small, (charmingly) insubstantial, tiny; also, used disparagingly: arty-crafty, twee. Cf. itty-bitty, adj. itty-bitty1940 = itsy-bitsy, adj. titchy1950 Very small, tiny, minute. scrappy1985 Lean; scrawny; meagre. Originally and chiefly U.S. Subcategories:— of individuals in collective whole (2) — rather small (2) — not large or moderate (5) — smaller (3) — extremely small (74) — small of its kind (18) — small-scale (4) — smaller than usual or standard size (12) — small and dainty or trim (3) — not bulky (1) — skimpy (5) — small enough to fit in specific container (7) — of small or scanty extent (25) |
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