bitty
Americanadjective
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Informal. tiny; itty-bitty.
a little bitty town.
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Chiefly British. containing or consisting of small bits or pieces; fragmentary.
adjective
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lacking unity; disjointed
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containing bits, sediment, etc
Other Word Forms
- bittiness noun
Etymology
Origin of bitty
Example Sentences
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He said he was always drawn to anything about music and learned early on that “that little bitty name beneath the song was the person who wrote the song.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
"Where it fails is in its overall visual impact. It's too bitty."
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023
“Little bitty animals count as much as the big ones,” he says.
From National Geographic • Nov. 28, 2023
“We’re just a little bitty community,” said Mayor Joe Maurath, but “it’s important for us to continue to remember these events. Not just 9/11, but all of the events that make us free.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023
“I have a thing about wedding dresses, you know? Ever since I was a bitty girl.”
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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