![]() ![]() ![]() Small′-hours, the hours immediately following midnight.- adj. Small′-hand, writing such as is ordinarily used in correspondence.- n.pl. Small′-debts, a phrase current in Scotland to denote debts under £12, recoverable in the Sheriff Court.- n. Small′-coal, coal not in lumps but small pieces Small′-craft, small vessels generally.- n.pl. those of the close-fitting 18th-century form.- ns. Small′-arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, &c., including all weapons that can be actually carried by a man.- n. Small′-ale, ale with little malt and unhopped Small′-and-earl′y ( coll.) an informal evening-party.- n.pl. little in quantity or degree: minute: not great: unimportant: ungenerous, petty: of little worth or ability: short: having little strength: gentle: little in quality or quantity.- adv. The small or slender part of a thing as, the small of the leg or of the backĬhambers 20th Century Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: In or to small extent, quantity, or degree little slightly Not prolonged in duration not extended in time short as, after a small space Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind little in quantity or degree diminutive not large or extended in dimension not great not much inconsiderable as, a small man a small riverĮtymology: īeing of slight consequence feeble in influence or importance unimportant trivial insignificant as, a small fault a small businessĮnvincing little worth or ability not large-minded - sometimes, in reproach, paltry mean Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters. Not large or big insignificant few in numbers or size. Cognate with smel, smal, schmal, små, malus, малый. Wiktionary (1.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition:Īny part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.Įtymology: From smal, from smæl, from smalaz, from (s)mal. Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) "a modest salary" "modest inflation" "helped in my own small way" Not large but sufficient in size or amount Have fine or very small constituent particles "little a" "small a" "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" "a humble cottage" "a lowly parish priest" "a modest man of the people" "small beginnings" Humble, low, lowly, modest, small adjective "a series of death struggles with small time in between" Slight or limited especially in degree or intensity or scope "what a big little boy you are" "small children" (of children and animals) young, immature ![]() "a small business" "a newspaper with a modest circulation" "small-scale plans" "a pocket-size country" Minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized adjective "a little dining room" "a little house" "a small car" "a little (or small) group" Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent Princeton's WordNet (2.50 / 2 votes) Rate this definition: ![]()
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