The diminutive boy slipped easily through the fence. From LearnThat.org.
diminutive in stature. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The diminutive is often used to describe without speaking paragraphs or to take the sting out. From Wordnik.com. [Diminutives - Baby talk?] Reference
Other than that, she would make everything in diminutive form with “- ito” and “- ita”. From Wordnik.com. [Como se dice? « Literacy Programs « Literacy Help « Literacy News] Reference
Somebody looking for a diminutive form of Zimt, the German word for cinnamon, came here the other day. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
Its name is the diminutive form of the Spanish word for early, since it ripens far earlier than most other red grapes. From Wordnik.com. [press-citizen.com - SPORTS] Reference
At one end there is a tiny pocket, containing a slip of paper upon which are some verses in diminutive handwriting with the date "Jany. 1792.". From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen: Her Homes and Her Friends] Reference
Reg, I think "diminutive" comes from the Latin "diminutivus" and means reduced or "diminished, rather than small. From Wordnik.com. [I can't fold shirts.] Reference
TV deals, but its national TV ratings remain diminutive. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - NHL hoping graphics key to better television image] Reference
The other boarders commonly call our diminutive companion That Boy. From Wordnik.com. [The Poet at the Breakfast-Table] Reference
Just asking, but what would you call a diminutive version of the Nook?). From Wordnik.com. [Gerald Sindell: Can We Have A Little Chat About Money?] Reference
Chonitos is a slang diminutive form for calzones, kinda like baby talk. From Wordnik.com. [escandalosa] Reference
A third form of nouns is derived from these two classes, called diminutive nouns. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan] Reference
I played for time, and told him it was technically called a diminutive, expressing endearment. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
The rebels called the diminutive boy "Baby" and sent him for six months of military training in the jungle. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
And those close to Van Rompuy stress that the man often described as diminutive can surprise with a "furious intelligence.". From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
A diminutive, is added to the end of words: nor can any reasoning of Creyghton, the editor, excuse his changing into Sguropulus. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
And one of those newspaper articles had called the victim "diminutive". From Wordnik.com. [The Missing Hour]
She was kind of diminutive in stature and may have had some worries there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2009] Reference
Like an opening-night performance on Broadway, a "diminutive" guard was the star. From Wordnik.com. [William E. Jackson Jr.: They Won't Be Singing "There Goes Old Georgetown" in Motown!] Reference
I've never been described as diminutive before. From Wordnik.com. [I can't fold shirts.] Reference
This is an innovation carried over from the diminutive iPod Mini. From Wordnik.com. [THE NEW IPOD] Reference
One in five of them has a diminutive gas sipper in the family fleet. From Wordnik.com. [Hybrid Hypocrisy] Reference
So diminutive was Deng that when he sat back in a large chair, his feet dangled off the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Deng's Revolution] Reference
The Dole and Clinton campaigns weren't quite sure what to make of the diminutive Texas billionaire. From Wordnik.com. [Ross Reruns] Reference
A diminutive sound editor pulls out a three-foot scroll and says he has "just a few people to thank"?. From Wordnik.com. [And The Loser Is... Us] Reference
And just remember how the diminutive Michael Dukakis was relentlessly skewered on "Saturday Night Live.". From Wordnik.com. [Here's How The Presidential Candidates Really Mea] Reference
Kim is an odd-looking fellow, pudgy and bouff-haired, and not much taller than the diminutive secretary. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From North Korea] Reference
In an industry populated mostly by men in Dockers, the diminutive, 46-year-old Dyson is a quirky presence. From Wordnik.com. [The Accidental 'Techie'] Reference
Italian reports say the diminutive director is negotiating to buy Ca 'Dario, a three-story marble palazzo in Venice. From Wordnik.com. [Woody Risks Death In Venice] Reference
Next year, BMW will begin selling a hip new version of the Mini, the diminutive British car fancied by Austin Powers. From Wordnik.com. [Daimler Thinks Small] Reference
A balding, diminutive father of four, Gutierrez and his executives cite several reasons to expect a smooth swim in Asia. From Wordnik.com. [10 Big Thinkers for Big Business] Reference
Despite its diminutive population -- 293,000 -- Iceland has been busily shedding its cod-and-Viking image for more than a decade. From Wordnik.com. [The Icemen Cometh] Reference
I only recall thinking that the diminutive man, whose toes when he was seated barely touched the rug, must not be long for this world. From Wordnik.com. [An Emigrant's Hopes For China] Reference
So check out his diminutive vision of the built world, and then try the make some simple pop-ups at home-fold, cut-but don't mutilate. From Wordnik.com. [It's A Pop-Up World] Reference
Many scientists were more skeptical — the bones, they said, most likely belonged to a diminutive human with physical defects: a freak. From Wordnik.com. ['Tip of the Iceberg'] Reference
Lacrosse is a sport where athletes of all sizes and qualities succeed -- we have quite a few diminutive superstars in the game right now. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL] Reference
As for GTA: Liberty City Stories, Rockstar has managed to reproduce the massive living city of Grand Theft Auto 3 on Sony's diminutive PSP. From Wordnik.com. [Why Rockstar Is the Leader of the Pack] Reference
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