dinkier; dinkiest
: overly or unattractively small
drives a dinky little car
Examples of dinky in a Sentence
I used to drive a dinky little car.
recent college graduates crowding into a dinky New York City apartment
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How would real mountains compare to my favorite suburban dinky hill?
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Blair Braverman, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
And unlike the dinky little tabletop tripods of the other smart telescopes, the Celestron Origin comes with a NexStar Evolution-style mount and tripod.
—Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The rooms There are over 200 rooms across multiple categories that range from the dinky-but-perfectly-formed bunk rooms to the three-bed townhouses.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
This is not a dinky smart projector that streams content over Wi-Fi to a spare wall or big screen.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2026
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Blair Braverman, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
And unlike the dinky little tabletop tripods of the other smart telescopes, the Celestron Origin comes with a NexStar Evolution-style mount and tripod.
—Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The rooms There are over 200 rooms across multiple categories that range from the dinky-but-perfectly-formed bunk rooms to the three-bed townhouses.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
This is not a dinky smart projector that streams content over Wi-Fi to a spare wall or big screen.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Dinky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinky. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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