Thesaurus / petite
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During that trip, more than a few items in my closet benefited from her skilled hands because when you’re 5 feet tall, even petite sizes are sometimes too long.
SOME OBJECTS WILL REMIND US OF THE PANDEMIC LONG AFTER IT’S OVERTHERESA VARGASFEBRUARY 17, 2021WASHINGTON POST
A soft-spoken and petite woman, she assisted in crime-prevention efforts, went to the scenes of crimes and other tragedies and visited victims at home and in the hospital, offering comfort and help.
Moreover, Instant Pot desserts tend to be on the petite-side, making them especially fitting for this particular holiday season when we are gathering with, and feeding, fewer folks than is the norm.
YES, YOU CAN USE YOUR INSTANT POT TO MAKE THE CREAMIEST OF CHEESECAKES AND OTHER DESSERTSJESSIE SHEEHANDECEMBER 11, 2020WASHINGTON POST
This is a Rhone-style red blend of mourvèdre, petite sirah, carignan, cinsault and grenache.
GOOD WINE IS NOW BEING MADE IN MOST PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. HERE’S HOW TO FIND IT.DAVE MCINTYRENOVEMBER 6, 2020WASHINGTON POST
“Nothing at all, chère petite madame”—question and answer came many times a day.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKE
Cela fut cause qu'il fallut retrencher les vivres qu'ils avoient en assez petite quantit.
La Petite had determined upon trying to fit herself to the strange, narrow existence which she knew awaited her at Cote Joyeuse.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
She was petite and exquisite, full of alluring dimples—and apparently just out of a perfumed bath.
LOVE'S PILGRIMAGEUPTON SINCLAIR
"A regular petite maitresse," thought the Frenchman, seeing her roll herself about so softly and coquettishly.
A PASSION IN THE DESERTHONORE DE BALZAC
Barbara was a petite little body with petite little airs of babylike decision.
BLAZED TRAIL STORIESSTEWART EDWARD WHITE
WORDS RELATED TO PETITE
- Lilliputian
- babyish
- bantam
- brief
- cramped
- diminutive
- dinky
- elfin
- embryonic
- fleeting
- hardly any
- hasty
- immature
- imperceptible
- inappreciable
- inconsiderable
- infant
- infinitesimal
- insufficient
- junior
- light
- limited
- meager
- microscopic
- mini
- miniature
- minute
- not big
- not large
- peanut
- petite
- scant
- short
- short-lived
- shrimpy
- shriveled
- skimpy
- slight
- snub
- sparse
- stubby
- stunted
- teeny
- tiny
- toy
- truncated
- undersized
- undeveloped
- wee
- wizened
- young
- baby
- bantam
- bitty
- cramped
- diminutive
- humble
- immature
- inadequate
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- insufficient
- limited
- little
- meager
- microscopic
- mini
- miniature
- minuscule
- minute
- modest
- narrow
- paltry
- petite
- petty
- picayune
- piddling
- pint-sized
- pitiful
- pocket-sized
- poor
- puny
- runty
- scanty
- scrubby
- short
- shrimp
- slight
- small-scale
- stunted
- teensy
- teeny
- toy
- trifling
- trivial
- undersized
- unpretentious
- wee
- young
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