minuscule
adjective
1. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
Similar word(s): lowercase, minuscular
2. lowercase
- e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters
Similar word(s): lowercase, little, small
3. extremely small
- a minuscule kitchen
- a minuscule amount of rain fell
Similar word(s): little, small, miniscule
Sentences with minuscule as an adjective:
- a minuscule dot
noun
1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
Similar word(s): lowercase
Definition categories: communication, character, graph, grapheme
2. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
Definition categories: communication, cursive, longhand