diminutive
Example Sentences
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"Lera was a ray of sunshine. She loved Odesa, Ukrainian culture, the opera," she said, using Valeria's diminutive name.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
The more diminutive the firm, the better its performance was over that stretch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Dictators, autocrats and other malign actors strategically use humor as a type of diminutive to minimize their real intent and to distract the public and media.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
Called Giant, the film chronicles the boxer's journey from being a diminutive working-class boy to an international superstar - who only lost one fight.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
People were treating those pudgy, diminutive Floresta santos the way one might treat a voodoo doll.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing diminutive
Metamorphosis
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The Glass Castle
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It's the Little Things: Synonyms for "Small"
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