- comparative of little.
littler
Britishdeterminer
Example Sentences
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The program included a little bit of everything, and the littler the bits, the better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025
"You wouldn't think there were that many places to hide but when Ramona was littler, I think she'd been in every cupboard in one of those trailers," says Drew-Honey, now 28.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
No surprise there—as the term accelerates toward a contentious finale, the tensions roiling major cases are bound to spill over into littler ones.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024
The Pac-12 has been the runt of the Power Five littler for years now, which helped spur its dissolution.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Instead she sat at the water’s edge, as she had done when Ess was littler, and watched the others jump and shout.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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