English dictionary
minuscule
adjectivePronunciation
ˈmɪn.ʊˌskjuːl
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- extremely small
adjective
- lowercase
adjective
- of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
noun
- a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
noun
- the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
Example sentences
a minuscule kitchen
a minuscule amount of rain fell
little a
small a
e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters