smalle
smalle is the archaic spelling of small.
Meaning of small
Adjective
small (comparative smaller, superlative smallest)
- Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- A small serving of ice cream.
- Synonyms:
- little, microscopic, minuscule, minute, tiny
- Antonyms:
- big, generous, large, ample, exceeding, cosmic, bodacious, broad, commodious, considerable
- Humiliated or insignificant.
- The bullies had succeeded in making him feel small.
- Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
- (of genitals)
- Young, as a child.
- Remember when the children were small?
- Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
- "I've got catholic tastes. Catholic with a small "c", of course."1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 584
- Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
- A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling
Questions about smalle
- What is smalle the archaic spelling of?
- Smalle is the archaic spelling of small.
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