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单词 titchy
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titchyadj.

Brit. /ˈtɪtʃi/, U.S. /ˈtɪtʃi/
Forms: 1900s– tichy, 1900s– titchy.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titch n.1, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < titch n.1 + -y suffix1.
colloquial (originally and chiefly British). Often somewhat depreciative.
Very small, tiny, minute.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective]
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littleOE
litec1275
a little wightc1275
petitc1390
weea1525
pusill1599
slender1610
lile1633
scantling1652
piccaninny1707
pinkie1718
insignificant1748
baby1750
leetle1755
tiddy1781
bit1786
inconsiderable1796
itty1798
peerie1808
tittya1825
titty-tottya1825
ickle1846
tiddly1868
peewee1877
lil1881
shirttail1881
inextensive1890
puny1898
liddle1906
pint-sized1921
pint-size1925
peedie1929
tenas1935
itsy-bitsy1938
itty-bitty1940
titchy1950
scrappy1985
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings goes to School vii. 139 Well, anyway,..there'll be a titchy hunk all round, so no one'll have any reason to grumble.
1967 J. Porter Chinks in Curtain ii. 20 Titchy little automatics.
1994 Roy of Rovers Monthly Feb. 27/1 (caption) I've got to..make myself fit and strong, to make up for my tichy size!
2016 Time Out (Nexis) 21 June 42 This Plumstead one-bed flat is positively titchy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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