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Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to
big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of
ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child. |
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Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. |
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Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a
little air or water. |
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Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great;
insignificant; contemptible. |
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Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight;
inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little
care or diligence. |
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Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow;
contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous. |
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That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or
the like. |
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A small degree or scale; miniature. |
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In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly;
somewhat; -- often with a preceding it. |
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