What part of speech is littlest?

Littlest can be categorized as an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. littlest is a little

Inflections

Adjective

What does littlest mean?

Definitions

Adjective

little - (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
little - (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"
little - small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
little - lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
little - (of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

Examples of littlest

#   Sentence  
1. noun He accepted the little they gave him.
2. adj. A little voice.
3. adj. Little rain fell in May.
4. adj. Gave it little thought.
5. adj. Little time is left.
6. adj. We still have little money.
7. adj. A little hope remained.
8. adj. A nice little job.
9. adj. Bless your little heart.
10. adj. My dear little mother.
11. adj. A sweet little deal.
12. adj. I'm tired of your petty little schemes.
13. adj. Filthy little tricks.
14. adj. What a nasty little situation.
15. adj. Little a.
16. adj. What a big little boy you are.
17. adv. He talked little about his family.
Sentence  
noun
He accepted the little they gave him.
adj.
A little voice.
Little rain fell in May.
Gave it little thought.
Little time is left.
We still have little money.
A little hope remained.
A nice little job.
Bless your little heart.
My dear little mother.
A sweet little deal.
I'm tired of your petty little schemes.
Filthy little tricks.
What a nasty little situation.
Little a.
What a big little boy you are.
adv.
He talked little about his family.

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