small-scale

[ smawl-skeyl ]

/ ˈsmɔlˈskeɪl /

of limited extent; of small scope: a small-scale enterprise.

being a relatively small map, model, etc., of the original and, hence, showing relatively little detail.

Origin of small-scale

First recorded in 1850–55

The nature of federal policy in regards to finance further worsened the situation for the small-scale entrepreneur.

In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class |Joel Kotkin |August 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A sustained—if small-scale—campaign may be the only way to achieve that.

Obama’s Iraq Plan Has a Killer Flaw—and Airstrikes Alone May Not Save It |Jacob Siegel |August 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And it especially strengthens those who look to meet massive challenges with little more than small-scale policy tinkering.

The GOP Flees to the Cleve |James Poulos |July 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And his small-scale sculpture Avarice and Lust (1887) embodies the two sins via a masculine form entangled with a female one.

Mapplethorpe’s Artistic Twin |Sarah Moroz |April 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Yet even today, the small-scale sculptural objects in most museum collections are cataloged under one name only: Christo.

Why the Art World Ignores Wives |Jessica Dawson |March 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She was still able to engage in small-scale fighting, but could no longer secure any decisive result.

A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] |Wolfram Eberhard
The physicists have got small-scale antigravity good enough to float and fly something the size of a hand grenade.

The Creature from Cleveland Depths |Fritz Reuter Leiber
The small-scale model looked like a small scale—a postage scale—except for two dials in the part under the platform.

Two Timer |Fredric Brown
Small-scale experiences are constraining, but they also return a sense of care and belonging.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
Naturally this small-scale ownership was reflected in the distribution of wealth.

The Age of Big Business |Burton J. Hendrick

small-scale

of limited size or scope

(of a map, model, etc) giving a relatively small representation of something, usually missing out details