teensy

[ teen-see ]

See synonyms for: teensy teensier teensiest on Thesaurus.com

adjective,teen·si·er, teen·si·est.

Origin of teensy

see origin at teeny, -sy

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Such precise atomic clocks can probe time, gravity and space at truly teensy scales.
A new clock shows how gravity warps time — even over tiny distances | Kendra Redmond | June 2, 2022 | Science News For Students
So there I was, a year later than planned, buckled into a teensy Cessna 185 floatplane for a half-hour flight next to a hip-wadered, mustached pilot who looked like he’d been grown in an Alaskan bush-pilot lab.
Five Women. One Wilderness. Zero Mansplaining. | jversteegh | December 7, 2021 | Outside Online
Hubble uncovered thousands of galaxies in this teensy patch of sky, helping us refine the number of galaxies thought to exist in the universe.
The largest space telescope in history is about to blow our minds | Brian Resnick | September 22, 2021 | Vox
With 28 “teensy rooms the size of bathhouse cubicles,” there could be upwards of 50 men checked-in along with their friends and friends of their friends, wandering in during the night.
Paradise lost: Remembering the popular Rehoboth men’s guest house | James Sears | September 2, 2021 | Washington Blade
When compared to similar dinosaurs from other parts of the world, they found the teensy teeth didn’t just belong to baby dinos.
The real Jurassic Park may have been in the Arctic | Sara Kiley Watson | June 28, 2021 | Popular-Science

The corollary being, if she slacks off, even a teensy bit, anything that goes wrong is her fault.
Medicine Bedevils Pregnant Women With Too Many Warnings About Risk | Lenore Skanazy | October 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Calling Apartment 1A Kensington Palace an apartment is a just a teensy bit misleading.
Refurbing Kate and William's New FIFTY-Seven Room London Home Hits the £1m Mark | Tom Sykes | June 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
After years of either gigantic or teensy offerings, bags this season are refreshingly normal.
Return of the Normal-Size Bag | Misty White Sidell | October 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
VIEW OUR EXCLUSIVE IMAGES of teensy motorcycle jackets, mini trench coats, and other highlights of sandbox style.
Gucci Debuts Kids' Line | Isabel Wilkinson | June 24, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Father can't give lessons any more, because he can't see but just a teensy, weensy bit when the sun is shining.
How It Happened | Kate Langley Bosher
Tell her that,” suggested Nan, “and I bet you she will find she can walk a teensy little more than a few blocks.
The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbors | Nell Speed
“I hate for Helen to miss one teensy bit of the ball,” Nan said.
The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbors | Nell Speed
Will you let me go home as soon as I've told you the teensy little I know?
Within the Law | Marvin Dana
"I wasn't big or broad,—not even a little teensy bit," she said honestly.
Sunny Slopes | Ethel Hueston

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