bitty

ˈbɪti

bittier, bittiest

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Definition of bitty - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

small

very small or tiny in size

She wore a bitty hat on her head.

minuscule

tiny

unimportant

insignificant or trivial

His complaints were too bitty to be taken seriously..

petty

trivial

description

Rare

fragmented or made of small parts

Rare

The movie felt bitty and hard to follow.

fragmented

patchy

piecemeal

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itty-bitty

adj.

very small in size or amount

She wore an itty-bitty hat to the party.

bitty box

computer with limited memory and power

My old laptop is just a bitty box now.

Origin of bitty

English, bit (small piece) + -y (characterized by)

Examples of bitty in a sentence

The kitten played with a bitty ball of yarn.
She dismissed his bitty concerns.
The bitty details were overlooked in the report.
Her explanation was bitty and confusing.
The report seemed bitty and incomplete.

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French:petit, insignifiant, ...
German:winzig, unbedeutend, ...
Italian:minuscolo, banale, ...
Spanish:diminuto, insignificante, ...
Portuguese:pequenino, insignificante, ...
Chinese:微小的, 无关紧要, ...
Japanese:小さな, 些細な, ...
Arabic:ضئيل, تافِه, ...
Hebrew:זְעִיר, זָנִיחַ, ...
Russian:крошечный, незначительный, ...
Ukrainian:крихітний, незначний, ...
Hindi:छोटा, महत्वहीन, ...
Bengali:ক্ষুদ্র, তুচ্ছ, ...
Catalan:petitó, insignificant, ...
Czech:maličký, malicherný, ...
Danish:lille, ubetydelig, ...
Dutch:piepklein, onbelangrijk, ...
Greek:πολύ μικρός, ασήμαντος, ...
Hungarian:picike, jelentéktelen, ...
Khmer:តូចល្អិត, តូចតាច, ...
Korean:아주 작은, 사소한, ...
Persian:کوچک, بی‌اهمیت, ...
Polish:malutki, błahy, ...
Portuguese (BR):pequenino, insignificante, ...
Romanian:micuț, neînsemnat, ...
Swedish:pytteliten, obetydlig, ...
Thai:เล็กจิ๋ว, ไม่สำคัญ, ...
Turkish:minik, önemsiz, ...
Vietnamese:bé xíu, không quan trọng, ...

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