minuscule
adjective
[ ˈmɪnəskjuːl ]
• extremely small; tiny.
• "a minuscule fragment of DNA"
Similar:
tiny,
minute,
microscopic,
nanoscopic,
very small,
little,
micro,
microscale,
diminutive,
miniature,
baby,
toy,
midget,
dwarf,
pygmy,
Lilliputian,
infinitesimal,
wee,
teeny,
teeny-weeny,
teensy,
teensy-weensy,
weeny,
itsy-bitsy,
itty-bitty,
eensy,
eensy-weensy,
titchy,
tiddly,
little-bitty,
• of or in lower-case letters, as distinct from capitals or uncials.
minuscule
noun
• minuscule script.
• "the humanistic hands of the 15th century were based on the Carolingian minuscule"
Origin:
early 18th century: from French, from Latin minuscula (littera) ‘somewhat smaller (letter)’.
