He was quite an old little man and his head was long and entirely bald. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. The oed says of the word little:
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A little down the road;
A small quantity or amount:
A small amount of food or drink: You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of little. You're going a little fast. A short distance or time:
Least / ˈliːst/ also littlest / ˈlɪtl̟əst/ britannica dictionary definition of little 1 a : You're going to have a little brother or sister. I find that i need very little sleep these. Small in size or amount:
Definition of little adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
The meaning of little is not big. A present that is not of great…. In english, a little, little, a few, and few are used to describe small amounts of something, but they are used differently depending on whether the noun is countable or uncountable. Something much less than all:
1 little / ˈ lɪtl̟/ adjective less / ˈlɛs/ or lesser / ˈlɛsɚ/ also littler / ˈlɪtl̟ɚ/ ; I had little money and little free time. the adjective has no recognized mode of comparison. Little sentence examples the little man shook his bald head.
You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something.
See examples of little used in a sentence. How to use little in a sentence. I know little of their history. The difficulty is commonly evaded by resort to a synonym (as smaller, smallest);
