small - large

small - large
The following adjectives are used to indicate how small or large something is. They are arranged from `smallest' to `largest'.
microscopic, infinitesimal,
tiny, minute, miniature, diminutive, minuscule,
small, little,
medium-sized, average-sized,
large, big, great,
huge, enormous, massive,
vast, immense, gigantic, colossal
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Note that the adjective minute is pronounced .
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See also entries at ↑ small - little and ↑ big - large - great.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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