adjective
minuscule
MIN-uh-skyool/ˈmɪnəskjuːl/
Extremely small.
A minuscule ant stands beside a pencil tip.
Etymology
The diminutive of “less” described something rather small, especially a smaller letter. The English adjective expanded from lowercase letters to anything extremely small.
In context
at the same time it's a tiny fraction of the house and so yes it's an improvement but given how grim the discourse has been for decades this improvement is minuscule but it's better than nothing
More examples
- Only a minuscule fraction of the budget went to repairs.
- The insect left minuscule tracks in the dust.
- Her chances improved by a minuscule amount.
Forms
minuscule · more minuscule · most minuscule