microscopial
English edit
Etymology edit
microscope + -ial
Adjective edit
microscopial (comparative more microscopial, superlative most microscopial)
- (archaic) microscopic
- 1744, George Berkeley, Siris, a chain of philosophical reflections and inquiries, concerning the virtues of tar-water:
- It is a vulgar remark , that the works of art do not bear a nice microscopial inspection
References edit
- “microscopial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.