Minute.
Synonyms:
| circumstantial, | diminutive, | little, | slender, |
| comminuted, | exact, | particular, | small, |
| critical, | fine, | precise, | tiny. |
| detailed, | |||
That is minute which is of exceedingly limited dimensions, as a grain of dust, or which attends to matters of exceedingly slight amount or apparent importance; as, a minute account; minute observation. That which is broken up into minute particles is said to be comminuted; things may be termed fine which would not be termed comminuted; as, fine sand; fine gravel; but, in using the adverb, we say a substance is finely comminuted, comminuted referring more to the process, fine to the result. An account extended to very minute particulars is circumstantial, detailed, particular; an examination so extended is critical, exact, precise. Compare FINE.
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See synonyms for LARGE.