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minuscule
Meaning: extremely small in size or amount
minuscule in a sentence
How minuscule is used in real sentences:
A minuscule crack in the pipe eventually caused the entire basement to flood.
Under the microscope, the insect's wing revealed minuscule scales arranged in a pattern too fine to see with the naked eye.
“A warning about grave consequences can dominate discussion, while a minuscule timing difference of half a second may be ignored.”
— from the passage Inside the Jury Room
Synonyms for minuscule
Other words for minuscule — tiny, minute and negligible — carry the same meaning.
- tiny
- minute
- negligible
Antonyms of minuscule
Words that mean the opposite of minuscule:
Where it comes from
From Latin minusculus 'rather small'
Memory hook
MINUSCULE sounds like 'mini-scale' — something tiny on the scale.