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little known

little known is the alternative form of little-known.

Meaning of little-known

Adjective

little-known (comparative less-known or lesser-known or littler-known, superlative least-known or littlest-known)

  1. Not known about by many people.
    • The Misses Marie Deutsch and Ann Solomon are vacationing in that littlest-known part of the world—New York—and believing in the slogan of “See America First,” they started their vacation by visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art....1927 September 15, “Vacations: Some Folks Are Away Now and Some Have Just Come Back”, in Albert Deane, editor, Pep-O-Grams, volume 3, number 11, New York, N.Y.: Paramount-Pep Club, page seven, column...
    Antonyms:
    well-known

Forms of little known

comparativeless known
comparativelesser known
comparativelittler known
superlativeleast known
superlativelittlest known

Questions about little known

What is little known the alternative form of?
Little known is the alternative form of little-known.

Words near little known in the dictionary

  1. Little Joe from Kokomo
  2. little Johnny
  3. little joker
  4. Little Jost van Dyke
  5. Little Kimble
  6. little known
  7. little ladies
  8. little lady
  9. little language
  10. little languages
  11. Little Lawford

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