pusil

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adjective

Very small; little; petty.

OriginLatin pusillus →
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Meanings

pusil1

adjectivepusil (comparative more pusil, superlative most pusil)

comparative more pusil · superlative most pusil

  1. obsoleteVery small; little; petty.

    a pusil and a thin soft air

    1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC

Pusil2

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Latinpusillus“very little”
  2. Englishpusil

From Latin pusillus (“very little”).

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Anagrams

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APA

pusil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pusil

MLA

“pusil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pusil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pusil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pusil.

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