Do you know other words to say ‘little’?
Today we will learn about the substitutes of ‘little’.

Let’s start.

• Petite: small and thin in an attractive way (of a woman).

E.g. “My aunt is petite, pretty, and very ambitious.

• Pygmy: the smallest of a group (of animals or plants).

E.g. “No pygmy owls were present when we went to the bird sanctuary.”

• Minuscule: very tiny.

E.g. “The film was shot in a minuscule amount of time.”

• Skimpy: very small in size or amount.

E.g. They provided only skimpy details of the event.”

• Wee: small; little (informal).

E.g. “I’ll have a wee drop of cream in my coffee.”

• Puny: Small, tiny and weak.

E.g. “They laughed at my puny efforts.”

• Diminutive: extremely or unusually small.

E.g. “She was a diminutive figure beside her big friend.”

• Teeny: very small (informal).

E.g. “My cousin gave just a teeny slice of cake for me.”

Compiled and written by @sherlydarmali for @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, December 16, 2018.