"bitsy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɪtsi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitsy.wav Forms: bitsier [comparative], bitsiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪtsi Etymology: From bits + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|bits|y}} bits + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} bitsy (comparative bitsier, superlative bitsiest)
  1. Fragmented. Translations (fragmented): nakunaku (Maori)
    Sense id: en-bitsy-en-adj-zSAHLqRc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'fragmented': 99 1
  2. Very small, tiny.
    Sense id: en-bitsy-en-adj-zkjslt6O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bitty Derived forms: itsy-bitsy, itsy bitsy

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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  "etymology_text": "From bits + -y.",
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      "form": "bitsier",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bitsiest",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "word": "nakunaku"
        }
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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."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Eugene Cunningham, Gun Bulldogger, page 34:",
          "text": "“It won′t be making the bitsiest bit of difference, Fielder.[…]”",
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      ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪtsi",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪtsi/2 syllables",
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    {
      "word": "itsy-bitsy"
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      "word": "itsy bitsy"
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "bitsiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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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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    {
      "word": "bitty"
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  "translations": [
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fragmented",
      "word": "nakunaku"
    }
  ],
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}

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