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Definition: DIMINUTELY

Part of Speech Definition
Adverb 1. Diminutively.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective diminute.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(diminute)
1. Small; diminished; diminutive.[Websters].
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb diminutely.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Diminutely" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: DIMINUTELY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adverb1. Diminutively.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective diminute.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(diminute)
1. Small; diminished; diminutive.[Websters].
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb diminutely.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DIMINUTELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: diminute

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Small. . Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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