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(adj)
Smaller than normal, undersized.
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Having a modest scope or extent.
below the usual or expected size
In lower case.
Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
(often derogatory) Having little or no importance.
Very small.
(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
Very small; tiny.
(childish) Minuscule.
Small in size.
Low in rank or social importance.
weeny or tiny; very small.
(usually proscribed) Alternative form of minuscule. [Written in minuscules, lowercase.]
Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.
(especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
(informal) Very small; tiny.
(childish, informal) tiny
Very small, diminutive
(informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.
(colloquial, often childish or humorous) Alternative form of teeny-weeny. [(colloquial, often childish or humorous) Very small; tiny; minuscule.]
Alternative form of teensy. [(childish, informal) tiny]
Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
Thin; slim.
Easily giving way under pressure.
(colloquial) Mean, miserly, stingy.
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
lessened, reduced
Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.
Slender; thin.
Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
Not excessive; acting in moderation
Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.
Not generous; stingy.
Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
Senses referring to subjective quality.
(Scotland) Alternative form of bitty (“very small”). [Containing bits; fragmented.]
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
Childish in behavior; juvenile.
(adv)
In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
Resembling a gnome; gnomelike.
Resembling or characteristic of an elf.
Resembling an elf or elves, especially in tiny size or features.
(especially in botany) Miniature.
(n)
A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
Pertaining to the microscope; achieved by means of a microscope.
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
Resembling or characteristic of an atom.
(physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, New Zealand, Ottawa Valley, Mid-Ulster) Small, little.
Physically puny.
Small or miniature.
(derogatory, offensive) A short person.
A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
A surname.
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
made less in size or amount or degree
half the usual or regular size
having or being distinguished by diminutive size
too small to be visible to the naked eye
(computing) Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
To the lowest degree.
(now uncommon, of size) Petite: small, little.
On a small scale.
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
To an infinitesimal degree.
Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
(chiefly of resources, such as food) Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
petty; not important or noteworthy
Miniature, tiny, small.
Ignorable; of little significance or value.
Trivial, or of little importance.
(archaic) Lesser; smaller.
Alternative form of lightweight. [Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity.]
(degree) To a small extent or degree.
Insubstantial.
Alternative form of itsy-bitsy. [(colloquial, often childish or humorous) Very small; minuscule.]
Thin, malnourished, and weak.
Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.