smallish

On the wee side

Smallish means somewhat small or on the smaller side without being truly small: a smallish town, a smallish portion.

The suffix -ish softens the judgment, suggesting the speaker finds something smaller than expected or slightly below average size rather than definitively small.

size

tiny

Extremely small in size

wee · dinky · compact · undersized · pocket-sized · bite-sized · modest · diminutive · petite · mini

endearing

cute

Attractively charming

  • daintyDelicately small and pretty
  • elfinSmall and sprite-like
  • quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated

charming · delicate · wee · sweet · dear · darling · precious · winsome · whimsical · adorable

dismissive

insignificant

Lacking importance or consequence

measly · puny · meager · skimpy · scant · meagre · poky · cramped · unimpressive · modest

approximate

middling

Of moderate quality

Opposites
size/magnitude

smallishlargish

Moderately big

biggish · large · big · sizable · sizeable

Family

small, smaller, smallest, smallness, smalls

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