All 3 Uses of
diminutive
in
War and Peace
- "Rugayushka!" he added, involuntarily by this diminutive expressing his affection and the hopes he placed on this red borzoi.†
Chpt 7 *
- For some thirty years Bogucharovo had been managed by the village Elder, Dron, whom the old prince called by the diminutive "Dronushka."†
Chpt 10
- But besides this, since the exhaustion and enormous diminution of the army caused by the rapidity of the advance had become evident, another reason for slackening the pace and delaying presented itself to Kutuzov.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(diminutive) very small