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单词 leetle
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leetleadj.pron.n.adv.

/ˈliːt(ə)l/
Etymology: Representing a hesitating or deliberately emphatic pronunciation of little adj., pron., n., and adv.
In hesitating or deliberately emphatic use: = little adj., pron., n., and adv.
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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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