Definition of Diminutive

very short or small

Examples of Diminutive in a sentence

Surrounded by tall skyscrapers, the three-story apartment building looked diminutive.  🔊

My mother was a diminutive woman who still purchased clothes from the girls’ department.  🔊

Despite its size, the diminutive robot was able to lift over three hundred pounds.  🔊

Compared to the large supercomputers of the 1970’s, laptops are really diminutive in size.  🔊

Although Jason is diminutive in height, he is still a remarkable player.  🔊

Since I have only a diminutive source of funds, I will definitely have to stay within my budget.  🔊

Using my binoculars, I could see a diminutive figure waving at me from the other end of the beach.  🔊

Dwarfs are diminutive people because of their genetic makeup.  🔊

Because Pam was so diminutive, people found it hard to believe she was a thirty-year-old woman.  🔊

The millionaire jokingly referred to his twelve bedroom house as diminutive.  🔊

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