tiny

[ tahy-nee ]

/ ˈtaɪ ni /

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adjective, ti·ni·er, ti·ni·est.

very small; minute; wee.

OTHER WORDS FOR tiny

little, diminutive, teeny.

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Origin of tiny

1590–1600; late Middle English tine very small (< ?) + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tiny

ti·ni·ly, adverbti·ni·ness, noun

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How to use tiny in a sentence

College admissions were tougher than ever this year, with Harvard and Yale accepting an even tinier percent of applicants.
Who Got Into the Country’s Top Colleges?|Steve Cohen|April 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And watch the backs of the heads of the aura vampires in your life getting tinier and tinier as they sashay away.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
One of the young women threw on one of the tinier purses to demonstrate that it stays close to the body while dancing.
The Jailbird's New Handbag Line|Claire Howorth|August 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The radiation that damaged genes and chromosomes and tinier divisions also struck nerve cells.
The Impossible Voyage Home|Floyd L. Wallace

Each tiny hoof was faintly graven to semblance of five tinier toes; there, the work showed fresh.
Bransford of Rainbow Range|Eugene Manlove Rhodes
Little mer-princes and little mer-princesses were playing on the floor with tiny mer-kittens and tinier mer-puppies.
Maida's Little Shop|Inez Haynes Irwin
Why, even inside those wee round rolling balls there are tinier balls rolling and moving round, and these are quite alive, too.
Pond and Stream|Arthur Ransome
The poor little darlings were pulling serious faces; some of the tinier mites fell fast asleep, sucking their thumbs.
A Love Episode|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for tiny

tiny

/ (ˈtaɪnɪ) /

adjective tinier or tiniest

very small; minute

Derived forms of tiny

tinily, adverbtininess, noun

Word Origin for tiny

C16 tine, of uncertain origin

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