1
: very small : diminutive
2
: very early
wee hours of the morning
Examples of wee in a Sentence
Adjective
He's just a wee lad.
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Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
The first-stage booster made its second flight with a recovery landing at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1, bringing a sonic boom that was heard across parts of Central Florida in the wee hours of the morning.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Her charges stem from a crash in the wee hours of June 19.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
It’s been years since Montauk transformed from the fishing village and surfer hangout to a party town attracting 20-somethings looking to rage till the wee hours at the Surf Lodge.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 23 June 2025
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Adjective
On June 27, in the wee hours of the morning in New York (2:03 a.m.), the moon passes within 3 degrees of Mercury; while the conjunction itself won't be visible (both the moon and Mercury are below the horizon) by the evening the moon will appear to the left of the planet and above it.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
The first-stage booster made its second flight with a recovery landing at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1, bringing a sonic boom that was heard across parts of Central Florida in the wee hours of the morning.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Her charges stem from a crash in the wee hours of June 19.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
It’s been years since Montauk transformed from the fishing village and surfer hangout to a party town attracting 20-somethings looking to rage till the wee hours at the Surf Lodge.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 23 June 2025
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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