Budding
Little
Little adjective - Having relatively little height.
Budding and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Budding" instead an adjective "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Dexter was just a little more high-maintenance due to being, well, a budding Serial Killer.
Source: Parental Favoritism -
Lucy from Elfen Lied is one of the prime examples of this trope: A broken little girl who became a murderous monster after she snapped at the world's relentless cruelty and her own budding insanity.
Source: Tragic Villain -
And a budding one between Luann, Gunther, and creepy little gnome Elwood.
Source: Comic Strip / Luann
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