"bitsy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbɪtsi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitsy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bitsier [comparative], bitsiest [superlative], bitty [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪtsi Etymology: Etymology tree English bits English -y English bitsy From bits + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bits|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bits English -y English bitsy From bits + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} bitsy (comparative bitsier, superlative bitsiest)
  1. Fragmented. Translations (fragmented): nakunaku (Māori)
    Sense id: en-bitsy-en-adj-zSAHLqRc Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'fragmented': 99 1
  2. Very small, tiny.
    Sense id: en-bitsy-en-adj-zkjslt6O Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Māori translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: itsy-bitsy, itsy bitsy

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1995, J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts), Glory in Death, 2000, unnumbered page,\nHe never leaves anything out, not the tiniest memo, the bitsiest note."
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