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† adˈminutive, a. Obs. rare—1.
[f. ? med.L. adminūt- ppl. stem of adminu-ĕre (f. ad to + minuĕre to lessen; cf. ME. amenuse, OFr. amenuser) + -ive.]
Characterized by diminution, tending to grow less.
1656Trapp Expos. Rev. xiii. 3 (1868) 763/1 Cotton the Jesuit confesses..that now the Christian Church is but adminutive. |
