as in tiny
very small in size
the newborn kittens were teensy-weensy and adorable
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Recent Examples of teensy-weensy
Those chic, teensy-weensy braids were the work of Evalyn Denis, a fellow Florida native and versatile hair stylist now based in Los Angeles.
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Martine Thompson, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
This 12-hour-wear brow pencil creates teensy-weensy lines to mimic your brow’s natural hair color and thickness without creating a boxy look to them.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025
Miss Manners would think that neither teensy-weensy cups nor stemware would be good candidates, but that would also depend on the condition of the ladlers.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Martine Thompson, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
This 12-hour-wear brow pencil creates teensy-weensy lines to mimic your brow’s natural hair color and thickness without creating a boxy look to them.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025
Miss Manners would think that neither teensy-weensy cups nor stemware would be good candidates, but that would also depend on the condition of the ladlers.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teensy-weensy
Adjective
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In many respects, CDMS users receive the powerful anti-ship capabilities of a surface warfare vessel worth many hundreds of millions of dollars for just a tiny fraction of that price.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Spiders have venom to subdue prey, but the majority have fangs that are too tiny to puncture human skin.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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The magic of Parker’s music—what makes his records so restless, dithery, dynamic—hinges on the minuscule yet crucial difference between perfectionism (endlessly boring) and obsession (endlessly interesting).—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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All the same, these are minuscule sample sizes.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Teensy-weensy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teensy-weensy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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