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BITTY (bittier, bittiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: bittier , bittiest
, bittiest Dictionary entry overview: What does bitty mean?
• BITTY (adjective)
The adjective BITTY has 1 sense:
1. (used informally) very small
Familiarity information: BITTY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used informally) very small
Synonyms:
bittie; bitty; itsy-bitsy; itty-bitty; teensy; teensy-weensy; teentsy; teeny; teeny-weeny; wee; weensy; weeny
Context example:
a wee tot
Similar:
little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Derivation:
bit (a small piece or quantity of something)
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