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miniscule Definition

min·is·cule (mini skyo̵̅o̅l′)

adjective

minuscule

miniscule Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • compare: Its foreign aid budget is miniscule compared to its military budget.

Modifies a noun

  • budget: I'm working on a website for a friend's band, and they have a miniscule budget to work with.
  • proportion: In a tangent leaping rant of miniscule proportions, did i mention the vet last week?
  • amount: For every correct response the monkey is ' rewarded ' with a miniscule amount of diluted apple juice - one fifth of a teaspoon.
  • size: The name is derived in part from the tube's miniscule size.
  • number: In only a miniscule number of cases did firms request hearings.
  • audience: I do not have an answer to this problem, except a parliamentary channel with the miniscule audience.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: But there was always something missing, so miniscule, but noticable.
  • too: But most researchers think the difference is too miniscule to matter, so if you don't enjoy the spice, don't bother.
  • already: Scotland is irrelevant and will continue to be more so as it's already miniscule population diminishes further.
  • just: Whilst I still get into double figures for clicks, the money generated per click is just miniscule.
  • not: Atoms are found to be spherical but they are not miniscule billiard balls.

Noun used with modifier

  • quot: A quot miniscule one life insurance cost uk insurance dollar.
  • look: That sort of growth makes UK university expansion look miniscule and it suggests a new policy in China of educating students at home.

Preposition: in

  • comparison: The toys are miniscule in comparison with the vast expanse of the runway.

Preposition: by

  • comparison: The actual work done by human muscle power is miniscule by comparison.