diminuitive

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The forward saw his cross-cum-shot deflected out to John Paul Kissock, only for the diminuitive midfielder to send his powerful volley six inches over the bar.

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  • Like the frog-queen, she had reverted to her normal size, namely the diminuitive dimensions of a sparrow, and was lolling upon a couch of cattail fluff at the edge of the royal pool, gorging on whortleberries. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 03 - March 2001
  • Toradora! stars Takasu Ryuuji, a nice fellow with a love of household chores who has reluctantly inherited the deadly stare of his departed Yakuza father, and Aisaka Taiga, a diminuitive girl whose aggression and unsocial personality are legendary at their high school. —  AnimeBlogger.net Antenna
  • It's kind of like how one sometimes uses a big word and other times decides that a diminuitive one will do. —  GameDev.Net
  • The forward saw his cross-cum-shot deflected out to John Paul Kissock, only for the diminuitive midfielder to send his powerful volley six inches over the bar. —  Everton Football Club Latest Blog Entries
  • The two diminuitive Canadians brought down the house on Sunday night with their intense ballads. —  Austin Bloggers: Austin Metablog
 

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