petite
petite
Definition
pe·tite (pə tēt′)
adjective
small and trim in figure: said of a woman
Etymology: Fr, fem. of petit
pe·tite′·ness noun
petite
Synonyms
petite
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- bourgeoisie: The middle classes and the petite bourgeoisie remained completely excluded and unconcerned.
- lady: A couple of years ago a petite lady came into our shop looking to buy a child sized sleeping bag for herself.
- girl: Being a petite girl, she decided to buy a bike that would suit her small stature.
- frame: The time had come when she simply refused to spend another day carrying around so much weight on her petite frame.
- woman: This small size is mainly suitable for petite women.
- size: Finding good quality, affordable maternity wear is difficult enough without being on the petite size.
Modifying Another Word
- perfectly: Perfectly petite at just 5ft 3ins tall, she measures a fabulous 34C 24 34 making her a dress size 10.
- quite: Jodie is 26 years of age and quite petite at just 5ft 4ins tall.
- very: I had this diaper on my second son at around 6lbs in weight, and he was very petite for a long time.
- so: I hadn't expected her to be so petite.
- tho: To her credit, tho petite at five feet two, Elizabeth wore her clothes well.
- relatively: Relatively petite, stylish and completely reliable, I grudgingly admitted to myself that would be the last I saw of them.
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