Words similar to diminutive

Example sentences for: diminutive

How can you use “diminutive” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Madeira seems much larger than its diminutive size, just 57 km (35 miles) long and 22 km (13 miles) wide.
Duckie, duckey, ducky is a diminutive of duck.
It has been suggested to me that this name has lost a great deal of its popularity for girls due to its diminutive, Les , too easily confused with lez (for lesbian ), which seems a pity.
Among the several types of doubles in English, a rather large group ends both parts with the diminutive suffix - y or - ie . The group seems also to contain two similar sub-groups that produce opposite effects: those that diminish size and express endearment or amusement and those that diminish stature or worth and express disapproval or contempt.
Standing at his feet are diminutive representations of his family.