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单词 eensy
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eensyadj.

Brit. /ˈiːnsi/, U.S. /ˈinsi/
Forms: 1900s– eensie, 1900s– eensy, 1900s– eentsy.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: teensy adj.
Etymology: Variant (with loss of the initial consonant) of teensy adj. Compare earlier eensy-weensy adj.Compare also earlier eensy-teensy (rare):1914 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 10 Feb. 6/5 If he discovered one edge protruding even an eentsy-teentsy bit beyond the others it would make him unhappy.
colloquial.
Extremely small; tiny, minuscule, miniature.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small
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totty1906
millimetric1909
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minuscular1911
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micro1931
eeny1933
eensy1940
submicrogram1941
submillimetre1954
diddy1963
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micro-mini1967
1940 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 28 Aug. 10/1 Pluck yourself some pillows from local merchants' counters. Enormous ones, eensy ones and in-betweens.
1951 W. Styron Lie down in Darkness vi. 264 An eentsy one?.. Just a wee dram?
1988 C. Chute Letourneau's Used Auto Parts (1989) iii. xxiii. 95 They were being watched by the two eensie figures hunkered on the mossy ledge above.
2005 Daily News (Galveston, Texas) 23 Jan. d4/1 The tiny tea partiers were served eensy sandwiches and cookies.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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