minuscule

(noun, adjective)

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