(a.) Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to
big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of
ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.
(a.) Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
(a.) Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a
little air or water.
(a.) Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great;
insignificant; contemptible.
(a.) Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight;
inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little
care or diligence.
(a.) Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow;
contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
(n.) That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or
the like.
(n.) A small degree or scale; miniature.
(adv.) In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly;
somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.
