1
: very small : diminutive
2
: very early
wee hours of the morning
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Adjective
He's just a wee lad.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
In the middle of it all is poor, reasonable civilian Michael, trying to process Sam showing up at his door with half of London’s most wanted and would just like everyone to keep their voices down so as not to wake 4-year-old Ruby in the wee hours.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Unlucky for the wee beast, yes, but the circumstances of its demise proved fortunate for paleontologists: Its body was encased in iron-rich, oxygen-poor sediment that fostered the formation of the mineral pyrite, also called fool’s gold, fossilizing the arthropod in opulent fashion.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
Know to look out for when Dash bent his wee knees and — well, started to wee?
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The songs Dylan composes, scrawling the lyrics on notepads, often in the wee hours, consume and define him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
In the middle of it all is poor, reasonable civilian Michael, trying to process Sam showing up at his door with half of London’s most wanted and would just like everyone to keep their voices down so as not to wake 4-year-old Ruby in the wee hours.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Unlucky for the wee beast, yes, but the circumstances of its demise proved fortunate for paleontologists: Its body was encased in iron-rich, oxygen-poor sediment that fostered the formation of the mineral pyrite, also called fool’s gold, fossilizing the arthropod in opulent fashion.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
Know to look out for when Dash bent his wee knees and — well, started to wee?
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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