diminishing
Other forms: diminishingly
Diminishing means becoming smaller and smaller. While diminishing pain is a good thing, diminishing returns on your investment are not so welcome.
Diminishing comes from the Latin word minuere — "to make small." The "law of diminishing returns" refers to the tendency at a certain point for continued effort in an area to begin producing a smaller and smaller result. You might enjoy eating one Sour Patch candy, but if you eat a whole package of them and feel sick? Then, you have come face-to-face with the law of diminishing returns.
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becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so“diminishing returns”“his diminishing respect for her”synonyms:decreasingbecoming less or smaller
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In this work of nonfiction, Mitch Albom reconnects with a favorite college professor and learns valuable lessons in the last months of the elderly scholar's life.
In Waymer, boys are trained to become "wringers" (killers of pigeons) on their tenth birthdays. When Palmer adopts a stray pigeon as a pet, he must decide whether to fulfill his duty as a wringer or to challenge his town's traditions.
Learn these words derived from the Latin word minimus meaning "small, minute."