单词 | titchy |
释义 | titchyadj. colloquial (originally and chiefly British). Often somewhat depreciative. Very small, tiny, minute. 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 1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings goes to School vii. 139 Well, anyway,..there'll be a titchy hunk all round, so no one'll have any reason to grumble. 1967 J. Porter Chinks in Curtain ii. 20 Titchy little automatics. 1994 Roy of Rovers Monthly Feb. 27/1 (caption) I've got to..make myself fit and strong, to make up for my tichy size! 2016 Time Out (Nexis) 21 June 42 This Plumstead one-bed flat is positively titchy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1950 |
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