Definitions
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- adverb In a
petite manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Carly sort of recognized her now, although the petitely pretty woman in front of her certainly looked different from the dirty-faced, smart-mouthed little girl she vaguely remembered.
Whispers At Midnight Karen Robards 2003
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Carly sort of recognized her now, although the petitely pretty woman in front of her certainly looked different from the dirty-faced, smart-mouthed little girl she vaguely remembered.
Whispers At Midnight Karen Robards 2003
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Carly sort of recognized her now, although the petitely pretty woman in front of her certainly looked different from the dirty-faced, smart-mouthed little girl she vaguely remembered.
Whispers At Midnight Karen Robards 2003
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Carly sort of recognized her now, although the petitely pretty woman in front of her certainly looked different from the dirty-faced, smart-mouthed little girl she vaguely remembered.
Whispers At Midnight Karen Robards 2003
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Millie confessed petitely, because he was rotten and she was insubstantial, but they hoped for improvement in the future.
Question Quest Anthony, Piers 1991
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Millie confessed petitely, because he was rotten and she was insubstantial, but they hoped for improvement in the future.
Question Quest Anthony, Piers 1991
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