ti|ny

ti|ny «TY nee», adjective, -ni|er, -ni|est, noun.

–adj.

very small; wee: »

a tiny baby chicken. She settled in two tiny rooms (W. Somerset Maugham). From the hugest nebula to the tiniest atom (James Harvey Robinson).

SYNONYM(S): little, minute, microscopic.

–n.

something tiny; a tiny child: »

just like when you were a tiny (John Galsworthy).

╂[Middle English tine; origin uncertain]

–ti´ni|ly, adverb.

–ti´ni|ness, noun.