of short duration; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"
(informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "the little man"; "peanut politicians"; "a crowd of small writers had vainly attempted to rival Addison"- Macaulay
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with "a) at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "a little time isleft"
a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
not much; "he talked little about his family"
lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
contemptibly narrow in outlook; "a little mind consumed with trivia"; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with the pettiness of small minds"
(of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
very young; "a little child"; "small children"
younger and (at least formerly) smaller than another though relative size is not the issue; "little brother"
used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a small miserly man"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a small house"; "read the small print"; "a little (or small) group"
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I''m tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks
(informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice"
of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it''s a little way away"
lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings''s poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
a small amount or duration
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
(informal) small and of little importance
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
(of a voice) faint
lowercase
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
