diminutive
pengecil
definition
noun
It is the role of giant ruffians like me to fall before doughty diminutives like him, and each of us must play our part in that ancient story.
a smaller or shorter thing, in particular.
adjective
a diminutive figure dressed in black
extremely or unusually small.
example
His insistent sexual attentions and 'diminutive' pet names become less and less appropriate to the role she is now playing, and her self-image finally comes apart from the one her husband wants to impose on her.
Reluctant to allow myself to be intimidated by a 'diminutive' Frenchman who makes slightly effete music, I want to do the same back, but have just spotted that his trousers are half-undone.
His collection of approximately one hundred and twenty-five antique, renaissance and eighteenth century decorative gems is a perfect example of his delight in the 'diminutive' .
The word is a 'diminutive' of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preceded the railways.
It is hardly surprising therefore that the Arabic word for ‘garden’ should be the 'diminutive' of the word for ‘Paradise’.
All these years, he has kept the 'diminutive' name that his friends in the struggle gave him: Kecik, meaning small in the East Javanese dialect.
In 1928 he proclaimed himself King of Albania, taking the name Zog, a 'diminutive' of his family's surname.
Other ‘weight’ currencies are the peso (from Latin pensum ‘weight’) and its 'diminutive' , the peseta.
Maybe it's the 'diminutive' use of his name, but Jonny A seems like some kind of a greaser in a leather jacket.
The name ‘baba’ is the colloquial Ukrainian word for woman or grandma, while ‘babka’ is a 'diminutive' of the same word.
Bass from the subwoofer is powerful enough to put the boom into explosive cinematic action, while CDs or MP3s played through the 'diminutive' unit sound clear and subtle - a neat trick for a player at this price.
As a child in Hungary, Janos was called by the 'diminutive' form of his name, Jancsi.
I believe that Liz, simply as the 'diminutive' of the name Elizabeth, has been suggested as the most likely source of the rock's name.
She was oblivious to the gaunt 'diminutive' figure that stared back at her; just over five feet.
As they approached, the blast doors opened, revealing a 'diminutive' figure clothed in a heavy, light blue smock.
Chinese elm has been a popular tree for small gardens because of its 'diminutive' proportions and pleasant rounded canopy, but again, seeding can be a problem.
No wafer thin bangles, and modestly 'diminutive' chains here - the jewellery is unabashedly elaborate, studded with brilliant uncut rubies, diamonds and emeralds.
Its features include simplified grammar, exaggerated speech melody, 'diminutive' forms of words such as doggie, and a highly repetitive style.
‘Right to the end she was a little feisty woman,’ Judy says, admitting she was a tad frightened of the 'diminutive' figure.
But do not be put off by their 'diminutive' name or even by some of the many examples that have absolutely no interest to you.
The word alone, derived from a 'diminutive' form of the Dutch name for cucumber, is enough to endear this crunchy pickle to anyone.
The bones were found at Tio Gregorio - and the Spanish 'diminutive' for Gregorio is Goya.
In any case, whatever the cause of the conflict, it is inevitable that the small dog, simply because of its 'diminutive' stature, takes the brunt of the conflict, be it an attack or a warning growl and pin to the ground.
But even these 'diminutive' numbers tend to belie the extremely small spaces into which a ferret can fit.
But while she is no softie and revels in a little rough-and-tumble now and again, her 'diminutive' figure belies the true extent of her football potential.
Sarah is a 'diminutive' figure on stage, but when she sings her heavenly voice instantly makes her the centre of attention.
I'm male and go by the Russian 'diminutive' of my legal name, Sasha.
The word curriculum is derived from the Latin word for ‘race course’; the 'diminutive' , currus, means chariot.
I dislike these nicknames because they're 'diminutive' .
You look it up in your book of babies' names: Sasha is a Russian 'diminutive' of Alexandra.
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