Definitions

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  • adjective small or little relative to something else.

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  • adjective comparative form of little: more little

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  • adjective small or little relative to something else

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Examples

  • The following letter to Little Me could apply during a childhood period of my life or just that "littler" state-of-mind that we all sometimes experience.

    Big Me, Little Me floreta 2009

  • The following letter to Little Me could apply during a childhood period of my life or just that "littler" state-of-mind that we all sometimes experience.

    Archive 2009-03-01 floreta 2009

  • Philadelphia gave nobly, both in men and money; little New York gave men, and 'littler' New England gave the widow's mite.

    An Apology for African Methodism Benjamin Tucker 1867

  • Maybe I could do "littler" posts-both in the sense of lower word count (and all the people said, "Hallelujah!") as well as in the sense of being less ambitious-less premeditated, more random, shallower, maybe more personal and less analytical.

    Disputed Mutability disputedmutability 2008

  • But instead of girls with dragon tattoos a la Stieg Larsson, or littler girls drinking blood to survive a la John Lindqvist, Davys's focus is on characters that are a bit more plush -- literally.

    Archive 2010-07-01 2010

  • You can hunt without one (I did for a while) but you can get a good one for about $20 bucks from Bass Pro or Cabela's and it will make your bow a littler more quiet.

    I havent broke down and bought a stabilizer yet, do I really need one? 2009

  • And the degrees of separation have got littler – we are now forever a single click away from an ex.

    Online break-ups 2012

  • You can hunt without one (I did for a while) but you can get a good one for about $20 bucks from Bass Pro or Cabela's and it will make your bow a littler more quiet.

    I havent broke down and bought a stabilizer yet, do I really need one? 2009

  • There were bigger hands in littler hands, flashing golden tickets.

    The Adults Alison Espach 2011

  • But instead of girls with dragon tattoos a la Stieg Larsson, or littler girls drinking blood to survive a la John Lindqvist, Davys's focus is on characters that are a bit more plush -- literally.

    Rabid Reads: "Lanceheim" by Tim Davys 2010

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