miniscule
English edit
Adjective edit
miniscule (comparative more miniscule, superlative most miniscule)
- Alternative spelling of minuscule
Usage notes edit
- “The correct spelling is minuscule rather than miniscule. The latter is a common error, which has arisen by analogy with other words beginning with “mini”, where the meaning is similarly ‘very small’.” (The New Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford University Press, 1998)
Further reading edit
- “miniscule”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- minuscule, miniscule at Google Ngram Viewer