minusculemin‧us‧cule /ˈmɪnəskjuːl/ adjective 
Word Origin
a minuscule amount of food Her office is minuscule.► see thesaurus at small
Word OriginWORD ORIGINminuscule
ExamplesOrigin:
1700-1800 French, Latin minusculus ‘rather small’, from minor ‘smaller’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Compared to its adult size, a new-born kangaroo is minuscule.
- The chances of getting the disease are minuscule.
- The pool was surrounded by bronzed girls wearing minuscule bikinis.
- But the pay was low most of the classes met in the evening, and the traveling allowance was minuscule.
- In fact, so bizarre are these minuscule penile structures that boffins will often rely on them to tell various insects apart.
- It was really a bedsitter, but had an attached bathroom, an electric kettle and a minuscule electric stove.
- She said the chances of siblings marrying are minuscule if the number of sperm donations are kept low.
- Stanford experienced only a minuscule profit last year as well.
- The amount of money the Forest Service and Game and Fish put into sheep management was minuscule.
- This bloody action-comedy achieved notoriety because writer / director Robert Rodriguez made the film without studio help on a minuscule budget.
THESAURUSvery small► tiny
extremely small SYN minute: very small – used about objects, numbers, or amounts: · a tiny island· Dairy foods provide your body with a tiny amount of vitamin D.
► teeny informal very small – used for emphasis: · I’ll just have a teeny bit of cream.· There’s just one teeny little problem.· a teeny little house
► minute extremely small and extremely difficult to see or notice: · They found minute traces of poison in his body.· The differences are minute.· minute creatures
► miniature a miniature camera, watch, railway etc is made in a very small size. A miniature horse, dog etc is bred to be a very small size: · The spy used a miniature camera.· the fashion for miniature pets
► microscopic extremely small and impossible to see without special equipment: · microscopic organisms· microscopic particles of dust
► minuscule extremely small in a surprising way: · She was wearing a minuscule bikini.· The threat from terrorism is minuscule compared to other risks in our lives.
► itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy [only before noun] American English informal very small: · An itty-bitty little bug crawled across his forehead.· We stayed at some itty-bitty hotel in a back street.
Longman Language Activatorextremely small in size► tiny · Have you seen Vic's apartment? It's tiny.· Luke put out his hand and touched the tiny fingers of his baby daughter.· a tiny village in the mountainstiny little · The box was full of tiny little blue and white beads.
► minute extremely small and difficult to see: · Police found minute traces of blood on the car seats.· Her writing's so minute that it's difficult to read.· The problem was caused by minute particles of dust getting in the disk drive.
► minuscule a lot smaller than usual, especially in a way that seems surprising: · Compared to its adult size, a new-born kangaroo is minuscule.· The pool was surrounded by bronzed girls wearing minuscule bikinis.
► microscopic an object or living creature that is microscopic is so small that it is difficult or impossible to see without using special equipment: · The skin is covered with microscopic hairs, invisible to the naked eye.· A primitive form of microscopic life may have existed on Mars billions of years ago.· Many of these organisms are microscopic in size.
► miniature very small, but made just like something of normal size: · Next to the beach there's a miniature railway.· The locket contained a miniature portrait of her late husband.· a miniature TV with a 2 inch screen
a minuscule amount of food Her office is minuscule.► see thesaurus at small