ˈlɪtəl ˈlɪtl̩ ˈlɘtl̩ ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩ ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs ˈmɪn.ʊˌskjuːl ˈmɪn.əˌskjul ˈmɪn.ʊˌskjuːl ˈmɪn.əˌskjul smɔːl smɔl smɑl smoːl extremely small a minuscule kitchen a minuscule amount of rain fell lowercase little a small a e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case