minutus
From LSJ
κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĭnūtus: a, um, Part. and P. a., v. minuo.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĭnūtus,¹⁰ a, um, part. p. de minuo || adjt, a) petit, menu : Varr. d. Non. 14, 18 ; Pl. Cist. 522 ; Bacch. 991 ; litteræ minutæ Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 93, petites lettres, cf. Verr. 2, 5, 27 ; -tior Lucr. 4, 318 ; -issimus Suet. Vitell. 17 ; b) [péjoratif] minuti imperatores Cic. Br. 256, généraux de mince envergure, cf. Div. 1, 62 ; Fin. 1, 61, c) [rhét.] style haché, coupé : Br. 287 ; Or. 39 ; 40 ; 78, etc. ; [ou] réduit, simple : Cic. Br. 291.
