Meaning & use

minuscule

adjective·Academic

Extremely small in size or amount.

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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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