microscopial
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From microscope + -ial.
Adjective
[edit]microscopial (comparative more microscopial, superlative most microscopial)
- (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
References
[edit]- “microscopial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.