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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Small \Small\ (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl.
{Smallest}.] [OE. small AS sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow,
OS & OHG. smal small G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw smal,
Goth. smals small Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats;
cf Gr mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same
kind little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large
or extended in dimension; not great; not much
inconsiderable; as a small man; a small river.
To compare Great things with small --Milton.
2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or
importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as a
small fault; a small business.
3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; --
sometimes in reproach, paltry; mean
A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of
interesting the greatest man. --Carlyle.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
smaller
adj : small or little relative to something else [syn: {littler}]
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