Thesaurus: small

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1. superl. Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.
2. superl. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
3. superl. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
4. superl. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
5. superl. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.
6. adv. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.
7. adv. Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
8. n. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
9. n. Smallclothes.
10. n. Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
11. v. t. To make little or less.
12. adj. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent