1. of, relating to, or resembling a small work or composition, especially a musical or literary piece of minor importance
Usage: formal; rare

Examples

• The composer's opuscular pieces, though brief, demonstrated considerable technical skill.
• Her opuscular contributions to the journal were overshadowed by her major publications.
• The museum displayed several opuscular sculptures alongside the grand marble statues.
• Critics dismissed the work as merely opuscular, lacking the depth of his earlier novels.