tiny
[tahy-nee]
- very small; minute; wee.
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Origin of tiny
Synonyms
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Contemporary Examples
We had the tiniest possible ceremony: just us and two friends.
There are the teensiest, tiniest glimmers of light in the aftermath of this horror.
But everything in Abbudin feels willfully generic, as if even the tiniest hint of specificity might give offense.
Already we have a system in which Congress is dependent upon the tiniest fraction of the 1% to fund its campaigns.
And the tiniest drop of rabid-like, yet cuddleable black cat.
Historical Examples
We poor creatures can find out only the tiniest bit about existence.
The Adventures of Maya the BeeWaldemar Bonsels
"It sucks in its food through the tiniest holes in its leaves," he answered.
At the Back of the North WindGeorge MacDonald
The grasping portion of it could only encircle the tiniest twigs.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"Douglas English
On the contrary, he was the tiniest frog that Mrs. Ladybug had ever seen.
The Tale of Mrs. LadybugArthur Scott Bailey
He began laying dry grasses and the tiniest twigs on the flame.
Lost FaceJack London
tiny
- very small; minute
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Word Origin
C16 tine, of uncertain origin
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Word Origin and History for tiniest
tiny
adj.
c.1400, tyne "very small," perhaps from tine.
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