| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a diminutive manner.[Websters]
2. In a short or narrow manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a young, minor or junior manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a light or tenuous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an undersized or undeveloped manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a miniature, mini, pocket-size or smallish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an exiguous, petite, slight, trivial or slim manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In an insignificant or minimum manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a microscopical or microscopic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective diminutive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (diminutive) | 1. Very small; "diminutive in stature".[Wordnet]. 2. Below the average size; very small; little.[Websters]. 3. Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.[Websters]. 4. Tending to diminish.[Websters]. 5. Being small, tiny, petite, exiguous or mini.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being little, petty, minor, wee or niggling.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being short or brief.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being light or slight.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being undersized or stunted.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb diminutively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DIMINUTIVELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DIMINUTIVELY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In a diminutive manner; in a manner to lessen; as, to speak diminutively of another. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: diminutive | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Diminutive | 56 | Diminutive | 56 | |
| Diminutive Akodont | 5 | Diminutive Akodont | 5 | |
| Diminutive Woodrat | 5 | Diminutive Serotine | 4 | |
| Goldman's Diminutive Woodrat | 5 | Diminutive Woodrat | 5 | |
| Diminutive Serotine | 4 | Goldman's Diminutive Woodrat | 5 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
