minute2

 
Pronunciation: /mʌɪˈnjuːt/

adjective (minutest)

  • extremely small: minute particles
  • so small as to be insignificant: he will have no more than a minute chance of exercising influence
  • (of an investigation or account) taking the smallest points into consideration; precise and meticulous: a minute examination of the islands

Derivatives

minuteness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'lesser', with reference to a tithe or tax): from Latin minutus 'lessened', past participle of minuere