microscopial

English

Etymology

microscope +‎ -ial

Adjective

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

“microscopial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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