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

We had the tiniest possible ceremony: just us and two friends.
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His little brother Etienne, the tiniest mite in the regiment, looks pensive.
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They were like the tiniest grains of dust, and they whirled round and gathered in clusters in a nebulous sort of way.
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Not the tiniest picture was on the wall and not a single small rug lay on the uneven boards.
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Nothing is missing, not even the tiniest picture or trifle, and he had to come back to a terrible waste!
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For long after his disappearance the mother otter anxiously studied the horizon for the tiniest danger-signal.
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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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