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mĕlĭuscŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [melius], somewhat better, rather better (anteclass. and post-Aug.).
Of a convalescent: qui meliusculus esse coepit, Cels. 3, 22; Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 19.
Of things: si eris verax, ex tuis rebus feceris meliusculas, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 15; cf. v. 6: apes coloris meliusculi, Col. 9, 3, 2: facies, Sen. Ben. 1, 3: spes, rather more, Varr. ap. Non. 394, 10.
In neutr. sing.: meliusculum est monere, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 3.
Adv.: mĕlĭuscŭlē.