petite
Example Sentences
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I knew my budget wouldn’t work for dinner at Datil, a petite one-star-Michelin restaurant, but I thought I could swing lunch.
She’s a petite blonde woman with a badge pinned to her jacket.
From Literature
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The man who stood above them was the kind of vast that makes other large men look petite and ballerina-esque.
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The woman was blond and petite and wore jeans and a long-sleeved denim shirt.
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But despite loving the petite coupe, she wouldn't recommend it as a daily runaround.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.