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Webster 1913 Edition

Pusil

Pu′sil

,

Adj.

[L.

pusillus

very little.]

Very small; little; petty.

[Obs.]

Bacon.

Definition 2024

pusil

pusil

English

Adjective

pusil ‎(comparative more pusil, superlative most pusil)

(obsolete) Very small; little; petty.
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Related terms

pusillanimous

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish fusil ‎(“rifle”), from French fusil ‎(“rifle, gun”), from Old French fuisil, foisil, from Vulgar Latin *focīlis (petra), from Latin focus.

Noun

pusil

gun, rifle, firearm