microscopial

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Etymology[edit]

microscope +‎ -ial

Adjective[edit]

microscopial (comparative more microscopial, superlative most microscopial)

  1. (archaic) microscopic
    • 1744, George Berkeley, Siris, a chain of philosophical reflections and inquiries, concerning the virtues of tar-water:
      It is a vulgar remark , that the works of art do not bear a nice microscopial inspection

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