tinier
USTY-nee-er/ˈtaɪniɚ/UKTY-nee-uh/ˈtaɪniə/
- 1Comparative of tiny.
The second hummingbird was tinier than the first one at the feeder.
Modern microchips grow tinier with each new generation.
Note
A regular comparative with one spelling change: the y of tiny turns to i before -er, as in happier and busier. Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y usually take the suffix rather than more, so tinier sounds more natural than more tiny. Only the adjective meaning 'very small' compares this way. The noun tiny, meaning a small child, has no comparative, so tinier always describes and never names.
tinier is a form of tiny
tiny, adjective: Extremely small in size, amount, or degree. Full entry
- Spelling
- tiny → tinier: change y to i, add -er
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