teeny

adjective

tee·​ny ˈtē-nē How to pronounce teeny (audio)
teenier; teeniest
: tiny

Examples of teeny in a Sentence

I'll just have a teeny piece of cake. I'm a teeny bit upset.
Recent Examples on the Web But now they are also being encouraged to gaze down at the painstaking details of the dolls’ house, with some of its teeniest artifacts placed in low cases to benefit close inspection. Megan Specia, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024 As if the waves-to-curls, long-to-short change-up wasn't enough, there was yet another transformation in store: a extra long, pin-straight blonde style with just the teeniest, softest hint of pink. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Oct. 2023 Who could forget Katie Holmes’s arrival on the Croisette in the world’s teeniest, tiniest kitten heel? Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 21 June 2023 But that unit would be among the teeniest in the new plans, which call for less than half the number of original apartments (57), with monster floor plans up to 15,000 square feet. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 June 2023 The 100-square-foot drinking establishment only seems spacious when compared to Key West’s Smallest Bar (72 square feet), the nation’s teeniest hooch hut. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023 After all, there’s no denying that toy dogs are some of the cutest dog breeds out there — not to mention, the teeniest! Yolanda Wikiel, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023 The air around us is 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen and, surprisingly, some teeny fraction of a percent DNA. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2022 The Kardashians star certainly knows a thing or two about styling underwear as outerwear for her 372 million IG fans, recently posting up in a teeny black thongkini and a tighty whities underwear set. Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 15 Nov. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

by alteration

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teeny was in 1802

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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeny. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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teeny

adjective
tee·​ny ˈtē-nē How to pronounce teeny (audio)
teenier; teeniest
: tiny

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