minuscular

min·us·cule  (mn-skyl, m-nskyl) also min·is·cule (mn-skyl)

adj.

1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.

2. Of, relating to, or written in miniscule.

n.

1. A small cursive script developed from uncial between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.

2. A letter written in minuscule.

3. A lowercase letter.

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[French, from Latin minusculus, rather small, diminutive of minus, neuter of minor, smaller; see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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mi·nuscu·lar (m-nsky-lr) adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

minuscular - of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries minuscule lowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc"