minuscule

The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case.

A small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.

Of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries.

Lowercase.

“e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters”

Extremely small.

“a minuscule kitchen”

“a minuscule amount of rain fell”