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Very small (S, not T)
Answer for the clue "Very small (S, not T) ", 10 letters:
itsy-bitsy
Word definitions for itsy-bitsy in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty , bittie , teensy , teentsy , teeny , wee , weeny , weensy , teensy-weensy , teeny-weeny , itty-bitty ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
itsy-bitsy \it"sy-bit"sy\, itty-bitty \it"ty-bit"ty\, a. very small; tiny. Syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy. It was an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini that she wore for the first time today. --Song ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"charmingly small," 1890, from itty and/or bitsy . Bitsy-itsy is recorded from 1875.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context colloquial often childish or humorous English) Very small; minuscule. alt. (context colloquial often childish or humorous English) Very small; minuscule.
Usage examples of itsy-bitsy.
That's why I've cut this itsy-bitsy piece of rope off the big coil and why I'm taking the explosives and grenades only from my rucksack and yours.
For years he had existed meagerly on cutesy plots featuring baby animals and itsy-bitsy toddlers, using carefully researched language structures appropriate for his target market.