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Definition of Little terror
1. Noun. A very troublesome child.
Generic synonyms: Imp, Monkey, Rapscallion, Rascal, Scalawag, Scallywag, Scamp
Derivative terms: Bratty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Little Terror
Literary usage of Little terror
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Man who Did the Right Thing: A Romance by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston (1921)
"The " little terror " ceased all at once to terrify, and the baronetcy, after a
year's delay and presumption of death, passed to a distant relative, ..."
2. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"I'd like to say a few words about that little terror we call chipmunk, fence
mouse, ground squirrel and a dozen other names. Talk about a red squirrel ..."
3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1901)
"Burglars had little terror for her; in accidents she was cool and collected; more
than once, in a quiet way, she had saved people from drowning: but a bit ..."
4. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie (1806)
"... had been expelled. that the punishment of the bad inspired as little terror
or pity. In this respect Sophocles errs when he makes Electra and Orestes ..."
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