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tiny

UK/ˈtaɪni/ US/ˈtaɪni/ common

adjective

1.

very small

  • “diminutive in stature”
  • “a lilliputian chest of drawers”
  • “her petite figure”
  • “tiny feet”
  • “the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy”

Origin

From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.

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