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diminutive
adjective
noun
Very small
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dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv
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adjective
Very small
“Diminutive in stature”
noun
A word that is formed with a suffix (such as ‘-let’ or ‘-kin’) to indicate smallness
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Diminutive in stature
A lilliputian chest of drawers
Her petite figure
Tiny feet
The flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
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