DictionaryRoot: tiny
English

tiny

very small

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A teeny ripe strawberry beside an ordinary full-sized strawberry, with both resting on the same surface so the dramatic size difference is immediately visible.
adjective

teeny

TEE-nee/ˈtiːni/

Very small.

Etymology

Teeny is an altered form of tiny, preserving its meaning of extreme smallness. Tiny itself goes back to an older word meaning “very small,” whose origin is uncertain.

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