as in tiny
very small in size
for years we lived in a teensy apartment that was the size of the proverbial broom closet
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Recent Examples of teensy
The dead battery that could’ve ruined my entire trip was instead a teensy, minor annoyance.
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Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2022
This is not the case with Pretty in Pink, which made $40 million on a comparatively teensy $9 million budget.
—Drew MacKie, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
Hummingbirds are accustomed to feeding at patches of flowers, where each blossom contains just a teensy-tiny amount of life-giving nectar.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022
Cascades with an overloaded pack and had just slogged a mile up 1,000 vertical feet, pausing before the valley that would lead to a cirque, when Ms. Ultralight swept up silently behind me wearing minimalist trail-running shoes and a teensy pack.
—Will Taylor, Outside Online, 26 June 2022
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Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2022
This is not the case with Pretty in Pink, which made $40 million on a comparatively teensy $9 million budget.
—Drew MacKie, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
Hummingbirds are accustomed to feeding at patches of flowers, where each blossom contains just a teensy-tiny amount of life-giving nectar.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022
Cascades with an overloaded pack and had just slogged a mile up 1,000 vertical feet, pausing before the valley that would lead to a cirque, when Ms. Ultralight swept up silently behind me wearing minimalist trail-running shoes and a teensy pack.
—Will Taylor, Outside Online, 26 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teensy
Adjective
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Buffett has owned tiny stakes in sports franchises during his career.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
4 May 2025
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Dunedin One of our South's Best Beach Towns in 2022, this tiny town located across the bay from Tampa surprises with plenty to see and do--plus eat and drink!—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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As champagne’s popularity had been growing, a minuscule menace was spreading through the vineyards of France.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Heat’s margin of error is already minuscule in this series against the talented Cavaliers.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Teensy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teensy. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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