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minuscule
01
incredibly small in size
Examples
The minuscule insects crawled along the forest floor, nearly invisible to the naked eye.
02
written in a small cursive script used in medieval manuscripts
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most minuscule
Comparative
more minuscule
gradable
Examples
The ancient manuscript contained beautifully minuscule text that was hard to decipher.
Minuscule
01
a small cursive script used in medieval manuscripts, developed from earlier uncial script
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
minuscules
Examples
The scribe carefully copied the ancient text using minuscule, ensuring each letter was perfectly formed.
02
a lower-case letter
Examples
She corrected the text, changing the initial minuscule to a capital letter.
