1.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is attractive and appealing, usually because it is quite small and well-designed. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Darby drove a ~ old Fiat sports car.
ADJ approval
2.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is small and unimportant. (AM INFORMAL)
The hotels are full up, and the guests have had to go to this ~ little motel way out on Stewart Avenue.
ADJ disapproval