The Only Use of
diminutive
in
Macbeth
- the most diminutive of birds
p. 133.4diminutive = very small
Definitions:
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(1)
(diminutive) very small
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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, piglet, towelette, or cigarette.