littler

See also: Littler

English

Etymology

From little +‎ -er.

Adjective

littler

  1. comparative form of little: more little
    • 2010, Will Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, 3:00 from the start, in Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, directors, How To Train Your Dragon, spoken by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (Jay Baruchel):
      I've been his apprentice ever since I was little. Well...littler.

Usage notes

  • Some authorities regard both littler and more little as non-standard. The OED says of the word little: "the adjective has no recognized mode of comparison. The difficulty is commonly evaded by resort to a synonym (as smaller, smallest); some writers have ventured to employ the unrecognized forms littler, littlest, which are otherwise confined to dialect or imitations of childish or illiterate speech."
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