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littler

British  
/ ˈlɪtlə /

determiner

  1. not_standard the comparative of little

"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

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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

Our littler sister city has been careening far ahead of us in grown-up, post-pandemic urban problems.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2023

There were two littler fires burning in Hooperville.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis