as in tiny
very small in size
a little bitty kitten that I could hold in my hand
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Recent Examples of bitty
Little-bitty trains coming this way, that way.
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Kendall Jenner is ditching her itty bitty loungewear sets in favor of an au naturel photoshoot.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
This bitty size works even better with the gluten-free versions, which are often an additional dessert at our family events.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
A little bitty air conditioner in the window.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Another nine minutes would be added at the end, but after a bitty, tricky evening, that should have been enough.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
But whole, giant ecosystems are within those little, itty bitty things.
—Outside Online, 20 Aug. 2025
Andrew Stewart said one of his favorite things about having such a wide range of cars, from itty bitty Italian sports cars like Lamborghinis to tricked out high horsepower SUVs, is the ability to take a different car for a spin every day.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Everything was unsettled and bitty.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Kendall Jenner is ditching her itty bitty loungewear sets in favor of an au naturel photoshoot.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
This bitty size works even better with the gluten-free versions, which are often an additional dessert at our family events.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
A little bitty air conditioner in the window.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Another nine minutes would be added at the end, but after a bitty, tricky evening, that should have been enough.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
But whole, giant ecosystems are within those little, itty bitty things.
—Outside Online, 20 Aug. 2025
Andrew Stewart said one of his favorite things about having such a wide range of cars, from itty bitty Italian sports cars like Lamborghinis to tricked out high horsepower SUVs, is the ability to take a different car for a spin every day.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Everything was unsettled and bitty.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitty
Adjective
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Interestingly, these tiny wonders can detect a temperature spike in 100 nanoseconds.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Two tiny humanoid robots that can play soccer stand in a glass case, one blinking and gesturing at visitors and the other partially disassembled to reveal the engineering inside.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With no functional magnetosphere, Mars’ surface radiation is nearly as intense as in deep space, and the paper-thin atmosphere provides little protection from even minuscule meteorites.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Feb. 2026
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Okawara sculpted Beyoncé's nails into a long almond shape with a neutral base color, then detailed each nail with its own minuscule design.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitty. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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