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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

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Other Word Forms

  • bittiness noun

Etymology

Origin of bitty

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

Example Sentences

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“Oh my goodness itty bitty Diddy wants me Dead,” the entrepreneur and provocateur said in a follow-up post.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

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

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

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

From National Geographic • Nov. 28, 2023

Leslie: “Yes. And I’ve been on a horse since I was a little bitty girl. I won the junior national jumpers when I was 17. So I rode horses all my life.”

From Washington Post • May 3, 2023

Even with that little bitty voice she had, she could sort of scare you a little bit.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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