- comparative of little.
littler
Britishdeterminer
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"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
The new paper adds an additional seven dark comets to the list, including bigger ones that inhabit the outer solar system and littler ones that remain in the inner solar system.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 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
“The littler one is your sister? That’s why you took the blow meant for her, isn’t it?”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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