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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Can't lie, though, it's a wee bitty boring the now...

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

“Little bitty animals count as much as the big ones,” he says.

From National Geographic • Nov. 28, 2023

Which is to say unbelievable situation follows unbelievable situation until believability is smashed, whimpering, into little bitty pieces.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Once when I was little bitty and Papa and Mama went to Atlanta on the train to buy for the store, I stayed at Grandpa’s house and slept on the daybed in the back hall.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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