adjective
tiny
Very small.
A tiny spider crawls across the corner of my desk.
Etymology
Tiny belongs to an older family of forms such as tine or tyny meaning very small. Its deeper ancestry is uncertain.
More examples
- Their tiny apartment has room for only one chair.
- Add a tiny pinch of salt to the sauce.
- This button is even tinier than the last one.
Forms
tiny · tinier · tiniest
tininess noun — The quality of being very small.