bitsy

[ bit-see ]

/ ˈbɪt si /

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adjective, bit·si·er, bit·si·est.Informal.

tiny; itty-bitty.

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Origin of bitsy

First recorded in 1900–05; bit² + -sy

By dry-suctioning and wet-cleaning at the same time, you get at every kind of mess all at once, from the bitsy little pieces of fluff to caked-on spills and stains.
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Big S. See 'ittie bitsy teeny weeny trumpets gwowing in twees.
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When ah wus a lil' bitsy boy Mrs. Lide use tuh tell us stories at night.
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Old Master was blowed all to pieces, and dey jest find little bitsy chunks of his clothes and parts of him to bury.
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When I was just a little bitsy girl I found a steel needle in the yard that belong to old Mistress.
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She was a Tartar, and did she want to break him up into bitsy-witsies?
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