minuscule

Noun · Adjective

Synonyms: small letter lowercase lower-case letter minuscular little small miniscule

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type caseSynonyms: small letter lowercase lower-case letter
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

Adjective (3)

of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuriesSynonyms: minuscular
lowercase“little a”“small a”“e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters”Synonyms: little small
very small“a minuscule kitchen”“a minuscule amount of rain fell”Synonyms: miniscule

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Minuscule \Mi*nus"cule\, n. [L. minusculus rather small, fr. minus less: cf. F. minuscule.] [1913 Webster]

1.Any very small, minute object. [1913 Webster]

2.A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters. [1913 Webster]

minuscule \minuscule\ adj. a. Of or relating to a minuscule[2] or of a script written in minuscules[2]; of the size and style of minuscules[2]; written in minuscules[2]; minuscular. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [1913 Webster]