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petite

adjective as in small

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In his archives, Francis found a petite high heel shoe last roughly the length of his hand.

She said: "She was just so petite, very tiny and she'd just sit in a little chair."

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"Physically, how would I describe her? She's very pretty, very petite and always well turned out."

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"I'm quite petite myself. They said he would have been big for me."

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Or a bodybuilder who has now shrunk herself into a more petite figure, complete with blonder hair.

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