Antonyms for dinky


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ding-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪŋ ki


Definition of dinky

Origin :
  • 1788 "neat, trim, dainty, small," from Scottish dialectal dink "finely dressed, trim" (c.1500), of unknown origin. Modern sense is 1850s.
  • adj tiny, small
Example sentences :
  • And the speed229 he gets out of that dinky little roadster is amazin'.
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • The dinky engine, with its train of flat-cars, was steaming toward him.
  • Extract from : « 'Firebrand' Trevison » by Charles Alden Seltzer
  • "That's my dinky little religion, dear old Miss Hamilton," said Bones.
  • Extract from : « The Keepers of the King's Peace » by Edgar Wallace
  • I know you can kill that hawk up there; but not with that dinky little thing.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Boys on the Plains » by Jay Winthrop Allen
  • I know more about artillery than half their dinky West Pointers.
  • Extract from : « The Wasted Generation » by Owen Johnson
  • Why do you bother with a dinky office like the one you started out for?
  • Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day
  • Look at the legs, with the dinky pantalets—aren't they dreams?
  • Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson
  • Dinky, sez Badger-face, the only thing I got again you is your size.
  • Extract from : « Friar Tuck » by Robert Alexander Wason
  • Dinky Bradford, sez I after thinkin a moment; but Im delegated to speak for him.
  • Extract from : « Friar Tuck » by Robert Alexander Wason
  • I think I'll go into farming—raise some dinky thing or other—that's what I'll do.
  • Extract from : « The Business of Life » by Robert W. Chambers

Synonyms for dinky

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