He was quite an old little man and his head was long and entirely bald. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of little.
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How to use little in a sentence.
A little down the road;
I find that i need very little sleep these. The oed says of the word little: You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. A small quantity or amount:
A short distance or time: The difficulty is commonly evaded by resort to a synonym (as smaller, smallest); Something much less than all: Little sentence examples the little man shook his bald head.
the adjective has no recognized mode of comparison.
1 little / ˈ lɪtl̟/ adjective less / ˈlɛs/ or lesser / ˈlɛsɚ/ also littler / ˈlɪtl̟ɚ/ ; Small in size or amount: See examples of little used in a sentence. Least / ˈliːst/ also littlest / ˈlɪtl̟əst/ britannica dictionary definition of little 1 a :
I know little of their history. In english, a little, little, a few, and few are used to describe small amounts of something, but they are used differently depending on whether the noun is countable or uncountable. You're going to have a little brother or sister. The meaning of little is not big.
A present that is not of great….
A small amount of food or drink: I had little money and little free time. Definition of little adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. You're going a little fast.
