minuscule /minˈə-skūl or mi-nusˈkūl/

1. A small, cursive script, originated by the monks in the 7c–9c (cf majuscule; palaeography)
2. A manuscript written in it
3. A lower-case letter (printing)

1. Written or printed in minuscule
2. Very small
3. Very unimportant

minusˈcūlar adjective

• deare
• deared
• dearer
• deares
• dearest
• dearests
• dearie
• dearie me
• dearies
• dearing
• Dear John letter
• Dear John letters
• dear knows
• dearling
• dearlings
• dearly
• dear me
• dearn
• dearness
• dearnesses
• dearnful
• dearnly
• dearns
• dears
• dearth