A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MERE

Fri, 6 Dec '24
Just
Tue, 16 Jul '24
Trifling
Fri, 21 Jun '24
Paltry
Sun, 2 Jun '24
Only
Sun, 12 May '24
No more than
Wed, 17 Apr '24
Just
Tue, 19 Mar '24
Trifling
Sun, 3 Mar '24
Trivial
Sat, 6 Jan '24
Only
Fri, 6 Oct '23
Nothing more than
Sat, 26 Aug '23
Woman with enfants
Fri, 30 Jun '23
Only
Thu, 29 Jun '23
Dismissible
Thu, 22 Jun '23
Sister of un oncle
Mon, 17 Apr '23
No more than
Fri, 7 Oct '22
Just
Wed, 13 Jul '22
No more than
Mon, 4 Jul '22
Trifling
Wed, 29 Jun '22
Little more than
Sat, 18 Dec '21
English adjective that becomes a French noun when an accent is added
Sat, 6 Nov '21
Whom to call "maman"
Thu, 24 Jun '21
"___ Christianity" (C. S. Lewis book)
Wed, 14 Apr '21
Slight