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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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
New Glenn is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the wee hours of Sunday during a three-hour window that opens at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The venerable trad-jazz venue sits around the corner from Bourbon Street, where in the wee hours of Jan. 1, a man inspired by the Islamic State drove a pickup truck into crowds ringing in the New Year, killing 14 and injuring dozens more.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
There was no use getting on a plane bound for Boston and flying across the United States in the wee hours of the morning, only to arrive weary-eyed.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The Today schedule is notoriously demanding, with anchors having to go to the studio in the wee hours of the morning.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
New Glenn is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the wee hours of Sunday during a three-hour window that opens at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The venerable trad-jazz venue sits around the corner from Bourbon Street, where in the wee hours of Jan. 1, a man inspired by the Islamic State drove a pickup truck into crowds ringing in the New Year, killing 14 and injuring dozens more.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
There was no use getting on a plane bound for Boston and flying across the United States in the wee hours of the morning, only to arrive weary-eyed.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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