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View definitions for little

little

adjective as in not important

adjective as in narrow-minded

adverb as in infrequently, not much

noun as in small amount of something

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Example Sentences

But Babylon asks us to do a little more: It wants us to empathize.

Everybody is trapped in an elevator together and tempers run a little hot.

How about baby drama with little Abijean and the Wee Baby Seamus?

I was a little mystified at how benignly he responded to my questions about his business activities.

Scalise spoke briefly, adding little of substance, saying that the people back home know him best.

It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.

In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.

A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.

Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.

We should have to admit that the new law does little or nothing to relieve such a situation.

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On this page you'll find 266 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to little, such as: insufficient, limited, meager, scant, slight, and bantam.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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