Meaning & use
minuscule
Extremely small in size or amount.
See it in a sentence
The odds of winning the lottery are minuscule compared to other risks people take daily.
She noticed a minuscule crack in the vase that was easy to miss.
A note on using this word
Minuscule is often misspelled "miniscule"; the correct spelling keeps the Latin root minus, not "mini."
Words with a similar meaning
tinyinfinitesimal
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