miniscule

== English == === Etymology === Likely a conflation between miniature and minuscule. === Adjective === miniscule (comparative more miniscule, superlative most miniscule) (usually proscribed) Alternative form of minuscule. ==== Usage notes ==== “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 === “miniscule”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “minuscule, miniscule”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.