Both Uses
diminutive
in
Macbeth
(Edited)
- the most diminutive of birds
p. 133.4 *
- the most diminutive of birds
p. 146.5 *
Definitions:
-
(1)
(diminutive) very small
-
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, diminutive can reference a noun modified by as suffix (such as -let, -ette) to indicate smallness such as booklet of piglet.