peerie

9.9

Very small and often used in Scottish speech

adjective

Literature

: pequeño

He found a peerie shell on the windswept Scottish beach.

Examples

The kitten curled up in a peerie basket by the fire.
Look at that peerie kitten!
She handed me a peerie piece of cake after dinner.
The peerie doll sat on the shelf.
The child held a peerie toy from her birthday party.
He spotted a peerie flower growing in the cracks of the pavement.
They found a peerie stone while hiking in the hills.

Synonyms

bitty

vspeerie

Informal

58 8.1

Very small, like a baby mouse

is specifically a regional dialect term rather than general informal speech

wee

vspeerie

26 7.5

Very small in size or amount

is mainly used in Scottish and northern English dialects

weeny

vspeerie

Informal

11 6.9

Very small in size

is used in Scottish or northern dialects rather than general playful use

weensy

vspeerie

Informal

8 8.6

Very small and often cute, like a tiny kitten

is mainly used in Scottish or northern English dialects rather than for cuteness

teensy-weensy

vspeerie

Informal

7 7.7

Very small and hard to see

is milder and used to mean simply very small in dialect speech

leetle

vspeerie

Informal

9.5

Small in size or amount used in a friendly playful way

is the normal dialect form used in Scottish or northern English speech

Antonyms

huge

∞ 1.0

Very large in size, amount, or degree

enormous

842 2.1

Very large in size, amount, or effect

massive

236 3.1

Very large and heavy

How Small

tiny

∞ 1.0

peerie

Literature

9.9

smallish

10 2.0

Surface Forms

peerie positive

Etymology

The word peerie comes from Scots, the English spoken in Scotland, and means 'very small'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a tiny 'pea' because peerie sounds like 'pea', so the word feels like something very small.