Minuscule comes from the Latin adjective minusculus ("somewhat smaller" or "fairly small"), which in turn pairs the base of minus ("smaller") with - culus, a diminutive suffix (that is, one indicating small …

MINUSCULE definition: very small. See examples of minuscule used in a sentence.

Ice crystals form around a minuscule particle in the very first seconds of the formation of an ice cloud.

If you describe something as minuscule, you mean that it is very small. The film was shot in 17 days, a minuscule amount of time.

1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small. 2. Of, relating to, or written in minuscule.

6 days ago · From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

Definition of minuscule adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.