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 2018, the company had a viral moment when Catherine’s sister-in-law, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, wore their jeans at a public event, setting off a frenzy that spiked demand and overwhelmed the tiny operation of around 20 employees at the time.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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Her subsequent eviction from the Beguines leads to her accepting the Bishop’s offer of sanctuary—as an anchorite, destined to live out her days in a tiny stone outcropping.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The three quarks that form protons only contribute a minuscule amount of mass—the other 99 percent is thought to arise from interactions between these real quarks and swarms of virtual quarks in the vacuum.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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An agonizingly minuscule miss that can change the entire complexion of a game.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Teensy-weensy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teensy-weensy. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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