bittyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɪti/, U.S.

/ˈbɪdi/

Etymology: < bit n.² + -y suffix¹.

1. Made up of little bits (used disparagingly); consisting of (too many) unrelated parts; scrappy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective] > scrappy or patchy

patchy1583

sketchy1805

scrappy1842

snippety1864

snippy1886

bitty1892

patchwise1935

1892 Idler May 484 It is an awful thing to be shut up for a week with all the ‘bitty’ papers of the day.

c1909 in C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothes (1952) iii. 91 The bitty dress is entirely relegated to the mercantile mind.

1924 N. Coward Rat Trap ii. p. 30 She doesn't dress smartly enough—too bitty.

1928 B.B.C. Handbk. 71/2 At the risk of the programme being called ‘bitty’ by sections of the audience with specially marked and developed tastes—it is necessary to compound the programmes..of diverse elements.

1952 E. R. Janes Flower Garden 31 Unless there is enough width, a double path..gives a bitty appearance.

1963 Times 18 May 5/7 The costumes are gaudier..and the whole thing is rather bitty.

2. = bitsy adj. U.S. colloq.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small

tinea1400

little weea1525

undersmall?1527

little little1542

perpusil1598

tiny1598

punctual1605

minute1606

pygmya1616

exiguous1630

atomical1646

minutulous1651

puncticular1658

arenulous1664

myriate1665

minimal1666

minim1671

infinitesimal1733

minutissim1768

weeny1790

midgety1798

teeny1802

pinpoint1807

atomic1809

homuncular1822

minnow1824

weeshy1825

pinhead1835

finitesimal1836

homoeopathic1838

teeny-weeny1842

teenty1844

teenty-taunty1844

teeny-tiny1849

submolecular1854

teensy1856

super-compact1860

midget1865

ultramicroscopic1870

pilulous1871

teensy-weensy1872

tee-tiny1872

minuscule1878

smitchy1888

eeny-weeny1894

eensy-weensy1904

pygmean1904

ultramicroscopical1904

bitsy1905

bitty1905

totty1906

millimetric1909

miniscule1909

minuscular1911

insectual1912

micro1931

eeny1933

eensy1940

submicrogram1941

submillimetre1954

diddy1963

mini1963

micro-mini1967

1905 Dial. Notes 3 87 They was little-bitty fellers.

1908 Dial. Notes 3 291.

1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely x. 78 That toy... It's just a little bitty gun, a butterfly gun.

3. Covered with or containing bits or scraps (of a material).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adjective] > consisting or done in pieces > covered with small pieces

bitty1902

1902 Little Folks Jan. 58/2 ‘Oh Ted; you are bitty!’ she remarked..while she..picked off the shavings that clung to his clothes.

1953 Gloss. Paint Terms (B.S.I.) 5 Bitty, a description applied to paints or varnishes containing bits of skin or flocculated material which project above the surface when the paint or varnish is applied.

Derivatives

ˈbittiness n. the state of being bitty, scrappiness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [noun] > quality of being scrappy or patchy

patchinessa1828

sketchiness1846

scrappiness1867

spottiness1902

bittiness1950

1950 M. Peake Gormenghast 182 Unknown to her the ‘bittiness’ that resulted gave to the salon a certain informality far from her intentions.

1957 R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy vii. 179 Little tablets of curious information are scattered throughout... This is bittiness run riot.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2016).

单词	bitty
释义	bittyadj. Brit. /ˈbɪti/, U.S. /ˈbɪdi/ Etymology: < bit n.² + -y suffix¹. 1. Made up of little bits (used disparagingly); consisting of (too many) unrelated parts; scrappy. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective] > scrappy or patchy patchy1583 sketchy1805 scrappy1842 snippety1864 snippy1886 bitty1892 patchwise1935 1892 Idler May 484 It is an awful thing to be shut up for a week with all the ‘bitty’ papers of the day. c1909 in C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothes (1952) iii. 91 The bitty dress is entirely relegated to the mercantile mind. 1924 N. Coward Rat Trap ii. p. 30 She doesn't dress smartly enough—too bitty. 1928 B.B.C. Handbk. 71/2 At the risk of the programme being called ‘bitty’ by sections of the audience with specially marked and developed tastes—it is necessary to compound the programmes..of diverse elements. 1952 E. R. Janes Flower Garden 31 Unless there is enough width, a double path..gives a bitty appearance. 1963 Times 18 May 5/7 The costumes are gaudier..and the whole thing is rather bitty. 2. = bitsy adj. U.S. colloq. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small tinea1400 little weea1525 undersmall?1527 little little1542 perpusil1598 tiny1598 punctual1605 minute1606 pygmya1616 exiguous1630 atomical1646 minutulous1651 puncticular1658 arenulous1664 myriate1665 minimal1666 minim1671 infinitesimal1733 minutissim1768 weeny1790 midgety1798 teeny1802 pinpoint1807 atomic1809 homuncular1822 minnow1824 weeshy1825 pinhead1835 finitesimal1836 homoeopathic1838 teeny-weeny1842 teenty1844 teenty-taunty1844 teeny-tiny1849 submolecular1854 teensy1856 super-compact1860 midget1865 ultramicroscopic1870 pilulous1871 teensy-weensy1872 tee-tiny1872 minuscule1878 smitchy1888 eeny-weeny1894 eensy-weensy1904 pygmean1904 ultramicroscopical1904 bitsy1905 bitty1905 totty1906 millimetric1909 miniscule1909 minuscular1911 insectual1912 micro1931 eeny1933 eensy1940 submicrogram1941 submillimetre1954 diddy1963 mini1963 micro-mini1967 1905 Dial. Notes 3 87 They was little-bitty fellers. 1908 Dial. Notes 3 291. 1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely x. 78 That toy... It's just a little bitty gun, a butterfly gun. 3. Covered with or containing bits or scraps (of a material). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adjective] > consisting or done in pieces > covered with small pieces bitty1902 1902 Little Folks Jan. 58/2 ‘Oh Ted; you are bitty!’ she remarked..while she..picked off the shavings that clung to his clothes. 1953 Gloss. Paint Terms (B.S.I.) 5 Bitty, a description applied to paints or varnishes containing bits of skin or flocculated material which project above the surface when the paint or varnish is applied. Derivatives ˈbittiness n. the state of being bitty, scrappiness. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [noun] > quality of being scrappy or patchy patchinessa1828 sketchiness1846 scrappiness1867 spottiness1902 bittiness1950 1950 M. Peake Gormenghast 182 Unknown to her the ‘bittiness’ that resulted gave to the salon a certain informality far from her intentions. 1957 R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy vii. 179 Little tablets of curious information are scattered throughout... This is bittiness run riot. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2016). < adj.1892
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