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/teen"see/, adj., teensier, teensiest.teeny; tiny.[see TEENY, -SY]
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teensy — ► ADJECTIVE (teensier, teensiest) informal ▪ very tiny. ORIGIN probably from TEENY(Cf. ↑teeny) … English terms dictionary
teensy — adjective tiny Theres only a teensy chance that Ill be able to make your party, as Im up to my eyeballs in work. Syn: incy wincy, itsy bitsy, microscopic, minuscule, minute, teensy weensy, teeny weeny, tincy, tincy wincy … Wiktionary
teensy — teeny / teensy [adj] very small diminutive, Lilliputian, microscopic, miniature, minuscule, minute, teensy weensy*, teeny weeny*, tiny, wee, weeny*; concepts 773,789 Ant. big, enormous, huge, large … New thesaurus
teensy — adj. Teensy is used with these nouns: ↑bit … Collocations dictionary
teensy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Informal. Extremely small: diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute2, pygmy, tiny, wee. Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy weensy, teeny, teeny weeny, weeny. See BIG … English dictionary for students
teensy — /ˈtinsi/ (say teensee), / zi/ (say zee) adjective very, very small; almost negligible: a teensy little cut …
teensy — adj. (teensier, teensiest) colloq. = TEENY. Phrases and idioms: teensy weensy = teeny weeny … Useful english dictionary
teensy-weensy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Informal. Extremely small: diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute2, pygmy, tiny, wee. Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy, teeny, teeny weeny, weeny. See BIG … English dictionary for students
teensy-weensy — adjective (used informally) very small a wee tot • Syn: ↑bitty, ↑bittie, ↑teensy, ↑teentsy, ↑teeny, ↑wee, ↑weeny, ↑weensy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
teensy — adjective (teensier; est) Etymology: baby talk alteration of teeny Date: 1899 tiny … New Collegiate Dictionary
