The Only Use
diminutive
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- He was among the most diminutive of men, but when Burris Ewell turned toward him, Little Chuck's right hand went to his pocket.
p. 30.9diminutive = small
Definitions:
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(1)
(diminutive) very small
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, diminutive can reference a noun modified by as suffix (such as -let, -ette) to indicate smallness such as booklet of piglet.