teentyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtiːnti/, U.S.

/ˈtinti/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: teeny adj.²

Etymology: Alteration of teeny adj.², with insertion of t , perhaps after other adjectives ending in -ty (e.g. dainty adj.; compare -ty suffix¹), or perhaps to echo the initial consonant. Compare later teensy adj.

U.S. colloquial (originally regional). Now rare.

Very tiny; delicately small.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small

tinea1400

little weea1525

undersmall?1527

little little1542

perpusil1598

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punctual1605

minute1606

pygmya1616

exiguous1630

atomical1646

minutulous1651

puncticular1658

arenulous1664

myriate1665

minimal1666

minim1671

infinitesimal1733

minutissim1768

weeny1790

midgety1798

teeny1802

pinpoint1807

atomic1809

homuncular1822

minnow1824

weeshy1825

pinhead1835

finitesimal1836

homoeopathic1838

teeny-weeny1842

teenty1844

teenty-taunty1844

teeny-tiny1849

submolecular1854

teensy1856

super-compact1860

midget1865

ultramicroscopic1870

pilulous1871

teensy-weensy1872

tee-tiny1872

minuscule1878

smitchy1888

eeny-weeny1894

eensy-weensy1904

pygmean1904

ultramicroscopical1904

bitsy1905

bitty1905

totty1906

millimetric1909

miniscule1909

minuscular1911

insectual1912

micro1931

eeny1933

eensy1940

submicrogram1941

submillimetre1954

diddy1963

mini1963

micro-mini1967

1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. II. 230 Then she took up one teenty glove.

1863 A. D. T. Whitney Faith Gartney's Girlhood v. 46 She would open the window a ‘teenty little crack’.

1896 Chicago Advance 20 Feb. 260/2 Saving our teenty, dainty roses.

1936 Amarillo (Texas) Daily News 6 Feb. 4/5 His sailor cap with the blue ribbon onto it, and one teenty rubber boot?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	teenty
释义	teentyadj. Brit. /ˈtiːnti/, U.S. /ˈtinti/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: teeny adj.² Etymology: Alteration of teeny adj.², with insertion of t , perhaps after other adjectives ending in -ty (e.g. dainty adj.; compare -ty suffix¹), or perhaps to echo the initial consonant. Compare later teensy adj. U.S. colloquial (originally regional). Now rare. Very tiny; delicately small. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small tinea1400 little weea1525 undersmall?1527 little little1542 perpusil1598 tiny1598 punctual1605 minute1606 pygmya1616 exiguous1630 atomical1646 minutulous1651 puncticular1658 arenulous1664 myriate1665 minimal1666 minim1671 infinitesimal1733 minutissim1768 weeny1790 midgety1798 teeny1802 pinpoint1807 atomic1809 homuncular1822 minnow1824 weeshy1825 pinhead1835 finitesimal1836 homoeopathic1838 teeny-weeny1842 teenty1844 teenty-taunty1844 teeny-tiny1849 submolecular1854 teensy1856 super-compact1860 midget1865 ultramicroscopic1870 pilulous1871 teensy-weensy1872 tee-tiny1872 minuscule1878 smitchy1888 eeny-weeny1894 eensy-weensy1904 pygmean1904 ultramicroscopical1904 bitsy1905 bitty1905 totty1906 millimetric1909 miniscule1909 minuscular1911 insectual1912 micro1931 eeny1933 eensy1940 submicrogram1941 submillimetre1954 diddy1963 mini1963 micro-mini1967 1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. II. 230 Then she took up one teenty glove. 1863 A. D. T. Whitney Faith Gartney's Girlhood v. 46 She would open the window a ‘teenty little crack’. 1896 Chicago Advance 20 Feb. 260/2 Saving our teenty, dainty roses. 1936 Amarillo (Texas) Daily News 6 Feb. 4/5 His sailor cap with the blue ribbon onto it, and one teenty rubber boot? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1844
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