little bitty

adjective

Definition of little bittynext
as in tiny
very small in size all that was left when I finally got to the dessert table was one little bitty piece of pie

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Recent Examples of little bitty Maxine was a once little bitty speck of a thing who had a pretty rough start in life. — Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025 Tina’s is a little bitty bar in one of Dallas’ oldest buildings. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 1 May 2023 Things that adults would never find entertaining can keep little bitty ones occupied for ages. — Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for little bitty
  1. tiny
  2. minuscule
Adjective
  • Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • What Uranus will look like Uranus should resemble a tiny greenish star and will appear only about 1/63 as bright as Mars.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of tiny
Adjective
  • How crawling with minuscule life indifferent to the one that ended here.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Still, the game’s result seemed minuscule when stacked against Alfonso’s personal tragedy and the earthquake’s destruction in Venezuela.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of minuscule

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“Little bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/little%20bitty. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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