眇びょう

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

small; minute; insignificant

Obsolete literary adjective/adverb, used in the pattern 眇たる (びょうたる) or 眇として (びょうとして). Describes something as tiny, trivial, or of little consequence.

See also: 眇たる (びょうたる)

• 眇びょうたる差さ異いにこだわる必ひつ要ようはない。

  There is no need to worry about such a minute difference.

noun

squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus

Obsolete noun, also read すがめ. Refers to a squint or strabismus. Not used in modern medical or everyday language.

See also: 眇 (すがめ)

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「眇すがめ」を「すがめ」と読よむ例れいが見みられる。

  In old texts, 眇 is sometimes read as すがめ, meaning a squint.