- do-lit|tle
- do-lit|tle «DOO LIHT uhl», noun, adjective. Informal.–n.a person who does or seeks to do as little as possible.–adj.seeking to do or doing as little as possible: »
a do-little legislature.
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lit|tle-end|i|an — or lit|tle end|i|an «LIHT uhl EHN dee|uhn», noun. 1. a member of the orthodox religious party in Lilliput (in Jonathan Swift s Gulliver s Travels) who maintained, in opposition to the Bigendians, that eggs should be broken at the little end. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
Lit|tle-end|i|an — or lit|tle end|i|an «LIHT uhl EHN dee|uhn», noun. 1. a member of the orthodox religious party in Lilliput (in Jonathan Swift s Gulliver s Travels) who maintained, in opposition to the Bigendians, that eggs should be broken at the little end. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
lit|tle|-bit|ty — «LIHT uhl BIHT ee», adjective. Informal. very small; itsy bitsy: »[They] scored twin touchdowns on little bitty three yard runs (Time) … Useful english dictionary
lit|tle-ease — «LIHT uhl EEZ», noun. a narrow place of confinement, such as the stocks or pillory or a very small dungeon. ╂[< Little Ease, a dungeon in the Tower of London] … Useful english dictionary
lit|tle|leaf disease — «LIHT uhl LEEF», any one of various diseases of plants in which the leaves become small and yellow, especially a disease of pines caused by a parasitic fungus related to the one that causes late blight … Useful english dictionary
lit|tle|neck — «LIHT uhl NEHK», noun, or littleneck clam, 1. a young quahog, larger than a cherry stone, usually eaten raw. 2. any one of certain similar clams. ╂[< Little Neck, Long Island, New York] … Useful english dictionary
be|lit|tle — «bih LIHT uhl», transitive verb, tled, tling. 1. to make seem little or unimportant; make less important; make little of; speak slightingly of: »Jealous people belittled the explorer s great discoveries. SYNONYM(S): depreciate; disparage. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
be|lit´tle|ment — be|lit|tle «bih LIHT uhl», transitive verb, tled, tling. 1. to make seem little or unimportant; make less important; make little of; speak slightingly of: »Jealous people belittled the explorer s great discoveries. SYNONYM(S): depreciate;… … Useful english dictionary
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