单词 | leetle |
释义 | leetleadj.pron.n.adv. In hesitating or deliberately emphatic use: = little adj., pron., n., and adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] smallOE littleOE litec1275 a little wightc1275 petitc1390 weea1525 pusill1599 slender1610 lile1633 scantling1652 piccaninny1707 pinkie1718 insignificant1748 baby1750 leetle1755 tiddy1781 bit1786 inconsiderable1796 itty1798 peerie1808 tittya1825 titty-tottya1825 ickle1846 tiddly1868 peewee1877 lil1881 shirttail1881 inextensive1890 puny1898 liddle1906 pint-sized1921 pint-size1925 peedie1929 tenas1935 itsy-bitsy1938 itty-bitty1940 titchy1950 scrappy1985 1687 J. Phillips tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote 496 The Taylour..held up five leetle Cloaks. 1755 S. Johnson Gram. Eng. Tongue in Dict. c j There is another form of diminution among the English, by lessening the sound itself, especially of vowels; as there is a form of augmenting them [sic] by enlarging, or even lengthening it;..as..little pronounced long, lee-tle. 1835 B. Hofland in A. G. L'Estrange Friendships M. R. Mitford (1882) I. xi. 280 A gentleman, somewhat a leetle too much dressed. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. ii. 15 Just a leetle drop, with a little cold water, and a lump of sugar. 1894 G. W. Appleton Co-respondent I. 45 I am sure he went just a leetle wrong. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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