teeny

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tee·ny /ˈtiːni/ adjective informal SMALLvery small 很小的，小小的 SYN tiny I was just a teeny bit disappointed. 我只是稍微有点失望。

Examples from the Corpus

teeny• But in reality, seat-side service is only feasible for those with teeny appetites and an inordinate amount of patience.• In 1973, I was living in Dublin in a teeny bedsit with three other women.• It is, after all, in their joint interest to seem at least a teeny bit above the fray.• Gritty steam engines, not teeny chips, hauled the world into the information age.• It's wood with a teeny metal bit at the end and red feathers.• On this occasion, however, there was a teeny problem.Origin teeny (1800-1900) tiny, probably influenced by weeny ( → TEENY WEENY). teensy (1800-1900) Probably from teeny

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teeny
tee‧ny /ˈtiːni/

adjective informal

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: tiny, probably influenced by weeny ( ⇨ teeny weeny). teensy 1800-1900 Probably from teeny

very small
SYN tiny:

I was just a teeny bit disappointed.

THESAURUS

■ very small
   ▪ tiny very small – used about objects, numbers, or amounts: a tiny island | Dairy foods provide your body with a tiny amount of vitamin D.
   ▪ teeny informal very small - used for emphasis: I'll just have a teeny bit of cream. | There's just one teeny little problem. | a teeny little house
   ▪ minute extremely small and extremely difficult to see or notice: They found minute traces of poison in his body. | The differences are minute. | minute creatures
   ▪ miniature a miniature camera, watch, railway etc is made in a very small size. A miniature horse, dog etc is bred to be a very small size: The spy used a miniature camera. | the fashion for miniature pets
   ▪ microscopic extremely small and impossible to see without special equipment: microscopic organisms | microscopic particles of dust
   ▪ minuscule /ˈmɪnəskjuːl, ˈmɪnɪskjuːl/ extremely small in a surprising way: She was wearing a minuscule bikini. | The threat from terrorism is minuscule compared to other risks in our lives.
   ▪ itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy [only before noun] American English informal very small: An itty-bitty little bug crawled across his forehead. | We stayed at some itty-bitty hotel in a back street.

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