diminutively

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di·min·u·tive

(dĭ-mĭn′yə-tĭv)

adj.

1. Extremely or extraordinarily small. See Synonyms at small.

2. Grammar Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.

1. Grammar A diminutive suffix, word, or name.

2. A very small person or thing.

[Middle English diminutif, from Old French, from Latin dīminūtīvus, from dīminūtus, past participle of dīminuere; see diminish.]

di·min′u·tive·ly adv.

di·min′u·tive·ness n.

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Translations

in modo minuscolo

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Diminutely

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If, however, Bon-Bon was barely three feet in height, and if his head was diminutively small, still it was impossible to behold the rotundity of his stomach without a sense of magnificence nearly bordering upon the sublime.

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At first, I diminutively thought: "Psht, the ingredients in these barely require cooking or prep." But every dish in front of us seemed to be on a mission to disprove my prep prejudices.

The perfect afternoon

Despite the grave warnings John gives, I am amused to hear him refer to the Cairngorms region diminutively as "the hill".

HITTING THE HIGH SPOTS; Hidden up in the rugged and rural north, the Braemar Mountain Rescue Team are as much a part of the landscape as the rocky crags they protect. Philippa Gerrard was allowed through the snow gates for a closer look at life on the hill HITTING THE HIGH SPOTS

The maximum tensile stresses in PPCP system occur at the edge of the slab along the transverse centerline where the region was diminutively affected by the prestressing force.

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eader forumI am going to be diminutively blunt and avant-garde today, because the issue I am briefly touching on requires being homely as much as I possibly can.

Third World attitude

Though they are diminutively scaled and finely wrought, Les Nereides' products retail from about P2,800 for a cuff with a heart, or P4,600 for a necklace with a figurine pendant of a ballerina, to about P15,000-P20,000 for the more elaborate pieces.

French costume jewelry crafted like fine jewelry

Parents should always encourage talking and looking at the child clearly and not use diminutively. It is very important that parents and child care givers encourage daily life reading of books, singing, teaching words and names from their pregnancy.

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Other marques which will be featured at this year's event include Morgan, which is marking the 80th anniversary of the iconic 4/4 and Nissan which will be celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the diminutively retro-styled Figaro convertible.