The Only Use of
infinitesimal
in
Passing, by Nella Larsen
- She couldn't betray Clare, couldn't even run the risk of appearing to defend a people that were being maligned, for fear that that defence might in some infinitesimal degree lead the way to final discovery of her secret.†
p. 52.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(infinitesimal) very tiny; or immeasurably small
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus