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bit·ty

 (bĭt′ē)
adj. bit·ti·er, bit·ti·est
1. Informal Tiny. Often used in combination: a little bitty baby.
2. Chiefly British Composed of small pieces that lack cohesion; fragmented.
bit′ti·ness n.
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bitty

(ˈbɪtɪ)
adj, -tier or -tiest
1. lacking unity; disjointed
2. containing bits, sediment, etc
ˈbittiness n
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bit•ty

(ˈbɪt i)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.
1. tiny; itty-bitty.
2. Chiefly Brit. containing or consisting of small bits.
[1890–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.bitty - (used informally) very smallbitty - (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
bittie, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
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bitty

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Translations
nesouvislý
usammenhængende
brotakenndur, sundurlaus

bitty

[ˈbɪtɪ] ADJ
1. (bittier (compar) (bittiest (superl))) (= disconnected) → deshilvanado
2. (US) (= small) → pequeñito
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bitty

[ˈbɪti] adj (British) [book, writing] → décousu(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bitty

adj (+er) (Brit inf: = scrappy) → zusammengestoppelt (pej inf) → or -gestückelt (inf)
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bitty

[ˈbɪtɪ] adj (Brit) (fam) → frammentario/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bit1

(bit) noun
1. a small piece. a bit of bread.
2. a piece of any size. a bit of advice.
3. a short time. Wait a bit longer.
4. (computers) the smallest unit of memory.
ˈbitty (informal) adjective
made up of small, unrelated pieces. We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.
bit by bit
gradually. Move the pile of rocks bit by bit.
do one's bit
to take one's share in a task. Each of us will have to do his bit if we are to finish the job soon.
in, to bits
in(to) usually small pieces. The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.
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