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dinky

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: dinky

1
adjn
small and insignificant
a small locomotive
2
adj
(British informal) pretty and neat
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: dinky
1

adj small and insignificant

“we stayed in a dinky old hotel”
Synonyms
little, small
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

n a small locomotive

Synonyms:
dinkey
Type of:
engine, locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
2

adj (British informal) pretty and neat

“what a dinky little hat”
Synonyms
attractive
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
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