miniscule
English
editAdjective
editminiscule (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 the Google Books Ngram Viewer.