titchy
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of titchy
C20: from tich or titch a small person, from Little Tich, the stage name of Harry Relph (1867–1928), English actor noted for his small stature
Example Sentences
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Or, in this case, bought a titchy percentage of her drink as a UK taxpayer.
From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2019
Americans, by contrast, paid 192% of GDPcapPPP for their patented drugs and a titchy 14% for generics.
From Economist • Jun. 9, 2016
‘A lot more. But I cannot be squibbling the whole gropefluncking dream on a titchy bit of paper. Of course there is more.’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
‘That was only one titchy little bite,’ the BFG said.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
Flies, titchy as commas, got into our eyes and nostrils.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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