as in tiny
very small in size
a little bitty kitten that I could hold in my hand
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Recent Examples of bitty
Start checking the rice after about 15 minutes; the grains should be tender but not mushy, with a slightly firm center that doesn’t leave a chalky or bitty residue between your teeth after tasting.
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Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Little-bitty trains coming this way, that way.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Kendall Jenner is ditching her itty bitty loungewear sets in favor of an au naturel photoshoot.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
This bitty size works even better with the gluten-free versions, which are often an additional dessert at our family events.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
A little bitty air conditioner in the window.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Another nine minutes would be added at the end, but after a bitty, tricky evening, that should have been enough.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
But whole, giant ecosystems are within those little, itty bitty things.
—Outside Online, 20 Aug. 2025
Andrew Stewart said one of his favorite things about having such a wide range of cars, from itty bitty Italian sports cars like Lamborghinis to tricked out high horsepower SUVs, is the ability to take a different car for a spin every day.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Little-bitty trains coming this way, that way.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Kendall Jenner is ditching her itty bitty loungewear sets in favor of an au naturel photoshoot.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
This bitty size works even better with the gluten-free versions, which are often an additional dessert at our family events.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
A little bitty air conditioner in the window.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Another nine minutes would be added at the end, but after a bitty, tricky evening, that should have been enough.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
But whole, giant ecosystems are within those little, itty bitty things.
—Outside Online, 20 Aug. 2025
Andrew Stewart said one of his favorite things about having such a wide range of cars, from itty bitty Italian sports cars like Lamborghinis to tricked out high horsepower SUVs, is the ability to take a different car for a spin every day.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitty
Adjective
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What last Friday’s 5-0 win away to Sunderland might have done for Pereira is give him just a tiny bit more freedom; the opportunity to go slightly stronger with his team selections in these two games against Villa, either side of a still-vital trip to Chelsea on Monday.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The technique used to measure the singularities’ velocity could open the door to studying other tiny, fast phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology—or perhaps to find new ways to encode quantum information in materials, according to the researchers.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Those figures, combined with much more existential climate crises like extreme weather, pollution and food insecurity, make eliminating a tour’s worth of plastic feel minuscule.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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But in minuscule quantum systems, there is an element of outside control.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitty. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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