† myriateadj.
Obsolete. rare.
That is a very small part of a whole; infinitesimal.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very small in amount or degree
superfine1575
tiny1598
minute1606
exiguous1630
myriate1665
delicate1692
miniature1714
infinitesimal1733
diminutive1741
weeny1790
inappreciable1802
teeny1802
scrumptious1834
teeny-weeny1842
teeny-tiny1849
tee-tiny1872
minuscule1878
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small
tinea1400
little weea1525
undersmall?1527
little little1542
perpusil1598
tiny1598
punctual1605
minute1606
pygmya1616
exiguous1630
atomical1646
minutulous1651
puncticular1658
arenulous1664
myriate1665
minimal1666
minim1671
infinitesimal1733
minutissim1768
weeny1790
midgety1798
teeny1802
pinpoint1807
atomic1809
homuncular1822
minnow1824
weeshy1825
pinhead1835
finitesimal1836
homoeopathic1838
teeny-weeny1842
teenty1844
teenty-taunty1844
teeny-tiny1849
submolecular1854
teensy1856
super-compact1860
midget1865
ultramicroscopic1870
pilulous1871
teensy-weensy1872
tee-tiny1872
minuscule1878
smitchy1888
eeny-weeny1894
eensy-weensy1904
pygmean1904
ultramicroscopical1904
bitsy1905
bitty1905
totty1906
millimetric1909
miniscule1909
minuscular1911
insectual1912
micro1931
eeny1933
eensy1940
submicrogram1941
submillimetre1954
diddy1963
mini1963
micro-mini1967
1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 38 in Scepsis Scientifica He that supposeth all the..parts of a Worm..to be actually contain'd, though in myriate and indivisible proportions, in a drop of dew.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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