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- [bit-ee]
- /ˈbɪt i/
- /ˈbɪt.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bit-ee]
- /ˈbɪt i/
Definitions of bitty word
- adjective bitty If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well. 3
- adjective bitty If you describe someone or something as a little bitty person or thing, you are emphasizing that they are very small. 3
- adjective bitty lacking unity; disjointed 3
- adjective bitty containing bits, sediment, etc 3
- adjective bitty tiny: a playful term or child's term 3
- adjective bitty made up of bits, or small pieces; without unity; disjointed 3
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Origin of bitty
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; bit2 + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bitty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bitty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bitty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bitty
adj bitty
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- wee — little; very small.
- bantam — A bantam is a breed of small chicken.
- button — Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes.
Antonyms for bitty
adj bitty
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- immense — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
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