little-bitty

[ lit-l-bit-ee ]

/ ˈlɪt lˈbɪt i /

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adjective Informal.

extremely small; tiny.

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Origin of little-bitty

1900–05, Amer.; little bit + -y²

How to use little-bitty in a sentence

But Babylon asks us to do a little more: It wants us to empathize.
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Everybody is trapped in an elevator together and tempers run a little hot.
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How about baby drama with little Abijean and the Wee Baby Seamus?
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I was a little mystified at how benignly he responded to my questions about his business activities.
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Scalise spoke briefly, adding little of substance, saying that the people back home know him best.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
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A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
We should have to admit that the new law does little or nothing to relieve such a situation.
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