1
: very small : diminutive
2
: very early
wee hours of the morning
Synonyms
Examples of wee in a Sentence
Adjective
He's just a wee lad.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Parker defied tradition by wearing a black wedding dress, and guests listened to show tunes at the party until the wee hours—fitting, as the duo met while working on Broadway.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Listening to people’s confessions in the wee hours of the morning, Frank realized that people needed a way to talk about the messy topics often off limits in everyday conversation.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
In the wee hours of April 2, the night sky in Southern California lit up.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
But in the wee hours one night, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, another compulsive swipe up on her phone screen led to a video from Mayan Lopez, the daughter of comedian George Lopez.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
If your version of romance is hiking through monkey forests and rolling rice paddies — or dancing to DJ sets and light shows until the wee hours of the morning — head to Bali, a beautiful Indonesian isle known for its vibrant nightlife scene.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
Government shutdown: What to know The latest: The Senate approved a $1.2 trillion spending bill in the wee hours of Saturday morning to prevent a brief partial government shutdown, sending the bill to President Biden to sign into law.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Trump’s attorneys produced cell-phone data showing that Wade’s phone was near Willis’s condo late at night and in the wee hours of the morning on some three dozen occasions prior to when the pair say their relationship began.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The mission took place in the wee hours, both to prevent the seeds from getting exposed to sunlight that could trigger germination, and to keep the bottles’ location hidden and undisturbed.
—Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Parker defied tradition by wearing a black wedding dress, and guests listened to show tunes at the party until the wee hours—fitting, as the duo met while working on Broadway.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Listening to people’s confessions in the wee hours of the morning, Frank realized that people needed a way to talk about the messy topics often off limits in everyday conversation.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
In the wee hours of April 2, the night sky in Southern California lit up.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
But in the wee hours one night, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, another compulsive swipe up on her phone screen led to a video from Mayan Lopez, the daughter of comedian George Lopez.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
If your version of romance is hiking through monkey forests and rolling rice paddies — or dancing to DJ sets and light shows until the wee hours of the morning — head to Bali, a beautiful Indonesian isle known for its vibrant nightlife scene.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
Government shutdown: What to know The latest: The Senate approved a $1.2 trillion spending bill in the wee hours of Saturday morning to prevent a brief partial government shutdown, sending the bill to President Biden to sign into law.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Trump’s attorneys produced cell-phone data showing that Wade’s phone was near Willis’s condo late at night and in the wee hours of the morning on some three dozen occasions prior to when the pair say their relationship began.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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