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bitty

American  
[bit-ee] / ˈbɪt i /

adjective

bittier, bittiest
  1. Informal. tiny; itty-bitty.

    a little bitty town.

  2. Chiefly British. containing or consisting of small bits or pieces; fragmentary.


bitty British  
/ ˈbɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking unity; disjointed

  2. containing bits, sediment, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • bittiness noun

Etymology

Origin of bitty

First recorded in 1890–95; bit 2 + -y 1

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

We took that little bitty speck of music and it’s global now.

From Los Angeles Times

"I am the same guy, but just a wee bitty different," he said.

From BBC

"This little bitty white, almost albino-looking, white shark came up to the surface," he says.

From BBC

"Where it fails is in its overall visual impact. It's too bitty."

From BBC