7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
adjective infinitely or immeasurably small
adjective characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
originEtymology tree English minute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English minuter From minute + -er (measurement suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0