Definitions
Small, slight, or minor, often in a French-derived phrase.
Word origin
From Middle English petit, from Old French petit, from Late Latin *pitittus, diminutive of Latin *pit-, possibly from Proto-Celtic *pett- (“part, bit, piece”) (see Latin pettia), or of imitative origin.
Used in a sentence
“And by what small, petit Hints does the Mind catch hold of, and recover a vanishing Notion?”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Small, in French”5 letters
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