diminutive
adjective uk/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/ us/dɪˈmɪn.jə.t̬ɪv/
微小的，矮小的
very small
He's a diminutive figure, less than five feet tall. 他身材矮小，不足5英尺高。
Synonyms: dinky exiguous infinitesimal itsy-bitsy little (SMALL)microscopic midget mini-miniature minutesmall (LITTLE)teensy teeny wee weeny
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- A disastrous chain of events nearly wiped out California's diminutive island fox.
- In the photo, Abraham Lincoln looms over his diminutive rival for the White House, Stephen Douglas, in 1860.
- In other words, Russian diminutive affixes happen to be especially strong and salient cues to noun gender.
- "-erl" is a diminutive suffix in German.