All 4 Uses of
diminutive
in
The Awakening
- She had possession of the rocker, and she was busily engaged in sewing upon a diminutive pair of night-drawers.†
Chpt 4
- Edna had prevailed upon Madame Ratignolle to leave the children behind, though she could not induce her to relinquish a diminutive roll of needlework, which Adele begged to be allowed to slip into the depths of her pocket.†
Chpt 7
- A light-colored mulatto boy, in dress coat and bearing a diminutive silver tray for the reception of cards, admitted them.†
Chpt 17
- Mademoiselle Reisz, being exceedingly diminutive, was elevated upon cushions, as small children are sometimes hoisted at table upon bulky volumes.
Chpt 30 *diminutive = very small
Definition:
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(diminutive) very small