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(sml), a.[Compar.Smaller (); superl.Smallest.] [OE. small, AS. sml; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.] 1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river. To compare Great things with small. Milton. 2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business. 3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man. Carlyle. 4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. Shak. 5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "A still, small voice Small adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. [Obs.] "I wept but small." Chaucer. "It small avails my mood." Shak. 2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous] You may speak as small as you will. Shak. Small n. 1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back. 2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] Hood. Dickens. 3. pl. Same as Little go. See under Little, a. Small v. t.To make little or less. [Obs.] スポンサード リンク
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