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n. - The property of being very small in size.

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Usage examples (10)
  • Noun : The petites are on that rack
  • Of course, I'd prefer to be taller, but my petiteness provides a perfect perch to express my femininity.
  • I realize now that I should have sacrificed detail for petiteness, but instead I went along with the artist's advice.
  • Tool-burdened coverall or no, she remained in her Eurasian petiteness the most desired woman aboard the Olgfl; and still the rest of the girls liked her.
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