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Adjective
For half-laughs as well as clarity, a lot of the mission’s step-by-step details appear on the screen, as wee notes scribbled right on top of the action.—Michael Phillips, Variety, 16 May 2026 Connecticut's oldest village, Stonington, is a robust agricultural borough with a wee historic village that stretches down a peninsula and ends at duBois Beach.—Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026 Start the wee plants in a pot before transplanting to a bed.—Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 11 May 2026 The summer of 2024 saw Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner added in the wee hours of free agency on July 1.—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wee
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English we, from we, noun, little bit, from Old English wǣge weight; akin to Old English wegan to move, weigh — more at way