: having a small trim figure
—usually used of a woman
petiteness
noun
: a clothing size for short women
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
This style comes in a petite 27-inch diameter top and goes up to 60 inches.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2025
Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 30 May 2025
For Worse makes ultra-concentrated mocktails—Rose City Spritz packs berries, cherries, and bitter orange into a petite can for a lovely slow-sipper.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
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Adjective
That meant that Gladys—petite, pretty, and so young—and her lover, a choir boy known for singing church hymns on radio, could go to the electric chair.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
This style comes in a petite 27-inch diameter top and goes up to 60 inches.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2025
Noun
Featuring a full-length inseam and slight bell below the knee, petites will rejoice that this style also is part of the brand’s Pixie line, which caters to those needing a shorter inseam.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 30 May 2025
For Worse makes ultra-concentrated mocktails—Rose City Spritz packs berries, cherries, and bitter orange into a petite can for a lovely slow-sipper.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
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“Petite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petite. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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