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tinily

[tahy-nee] Origin

ti·ny

[tahy-nee]
adjective, -ni·er, -ni·est.
very small; minute; wee.

Origin:
1590–1600; late Middle English tine very small (< ?) + -y1

ti·ni·ly, adverb
ti·ni·ness, noun


little, diminutive, teeny.

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Tinily is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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tiny (ˈtaɪnɪ)
 
adj , tinier, tiniest
very small; minute
 
[C16 tine, of uncertain origin]
 
'tinily
 
adv
 
'tininess
 
n

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tiny
c.1400, tyne "very small," perhaps from tine.
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