Pint-sized

adj, slang

adj, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Comparatively small in size. colloquial

    "22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ Together, with the help of the drunkard Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), the only District 12 citizen ever to win the Games, they challenge tributes that range from sadistic volunteers to crafty kids like the pint-sized Rue (Amandla Stenberg) to the truly helpless and soon-to-be-dead."

Adjective
  1. 1
    well below average height wordnet

Synonyms

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crampeddinkyexiguoushalf pintknee highlimited

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"People of average height appear positively pint-sized next to Tom."

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