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minuscule

minuscule

1 5.1
Written in small letters rather than capital letters
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪnəˌskjul/
translation icon : en minúsculas
  • Make it minuscule so they can't read it.

Examples

  • My confusion must have shown on my face and stimulated Cortese's minuscule compassion circuit.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The cortisone does nothing at all, so I stopped using it after reading the glaucoma warning in the minuscule print on the packaging.

    Blog text (30)

  • "Come sit here by me on the bed and let me look at you." Which she proceeded to do in minuscule detail.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Please don't write Devil in minuscule.

    Blog text (24)

  • The latest edition of Books in Print contains three and one-half columns, in minuscule type, of titles such as The Culture of Addiction, The Culture of Biomedicine, The Culture of Childhood, ... of Complaint, ... Disbelief, ... Protest, ... Science, ... the University, and The Culture of War.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Can you please help me read the minuscule text on this old document?

  • The instructions were printed in minuscule letters, making them difficult to follow.

  • I noticed that the contract had important clauses written in minuscule print.

Synonyms

small
vsminuscule
  • Specialized
34 1.0

Written in lowercase rather than uppercase

is the same meaning but is a different single-word variant
lowercase
vsminuscule
2 1.8

Written using small letters, not capital letters

means the same but is an alternative single-word form

Antonyms

capital
1 1.0

Written as a large letter at the start of names or sentences

Surface Forms

minuscule positive
minuscule comparative
minuscule superlative

Etymology

Minuscule can mean letters written in small, lowercase form rather than capitals. The word comes from Latin minus meaning 'less', so it became the name for the smaller form of letters.