2. A small degree or scale; miniature. " His picture in little." Shak. A little, to or in a small degree; to a limited extent; somewhat; for a short time. " Stay a little." Shak. The painter flattered her a little. Shak. — By little and little, or Little by little, by slow degrees; piecemeal; gradually.
LITTLE
Lit"tle, adv.
Defn: In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; — often with a preceding it. " The poor sleep little." Otway.
LITTLE-EASE
Lit"tle-ease`, n.
Defn: An old slang name for the pillory, stocks, etc., of a prison.[Eng.] Latimer.
LITTLENESS
Lit"tle*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size, thought, duration, power, etc.
Syn. — Smallness; slightness; inconsiderableness; narrowness; insignificance; meanness; penuriousness.
LITTORAL Lit"to*ral, a. Etym: [L. littoralis, litoralis, from littus, litus, the seashore: cf. F. littoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea.