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- [smawl tahym]
- /smɔl taɪm/
- /smɔːl taɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smawl tahym]
- /smɔl taɪm/
Definitions of small-time word
- adjective small-time of modest or insignificant size, importance, or influence: a small-time politician. 1
- noun small-time a circuit of minor theaters giving three or more shows daily. 1
- adjective small-time minor, amateur 1
- adjective small-time If you refer to workers or businesses as small-time, you think they are not very important because their work is limited in extent or not very successful. 0
- adjective small-time insignificant; minor 0
- adjective small-time of little importance or significance; minor or petty 0
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Origin of small-time
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Small-time
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
small-time popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for small-time
adj small-time
- busher — a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
- dinky — Informal. small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby: We stayed in a dinky old hotel.
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