Little
Little adjective - Lacking importance.
Usage example: there were just a few little details left to take care of
Small-time and little are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Small-time" instead an adjective "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Small-time
Small-time adjective - Of minor importance.
Little and small-time are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Little" instead an adjective phrase "Small-time".
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Both words in one sentence
- The mysterious Origami Killer visits a small-time crook in his office - a guy who had been renting space to Origami for his little 'games' in various derelict buildings.
Source: Death by Recognition -
The author thus argues that in most cases the detective has little personal stake in the case and little reason to want to to risk a conviction, their clear-up rate and their career just to rough up a small-time criminal in order to prove that they murdered another small-time criminal.
Source: Police Brutality - In the Astro City story "A Little Knowledge", a small-time crook discovers the secret identity of local crimefighter Jack-In-The-Box.
Source: No Honor Among Thieves
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