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petite adjective [ pəˈtiːt ]

• attractively small and dainty (used of a woman).
• "she was petite and vivacious"
Similar: small, dainty, diminutive, slight, little, tiny, elfin, delicate, small-boned, wee, pint-sized, dinky,
Origin: late 18th century: French, feminine of petit ‘small’.


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