diff --git a/R/slice.R b/R/slice.R
index 8546bdaa0c..3c259213fb 100644
--- a/R/slice.R
+++ b/R/slice.R
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #'
 #' * `slice_head()` and `slice_tail()` select the first or last rows.
 #' * `slice_sample()` randomly selects rows.
-#' * `slice_min()` and `slice_max()` select rows with highest or lowest values
-#'   of a variable.
+#' * `slice_min()` and `slice_max()` select rows with the smallest or largest
+#'   values of a variable.
 #'
 #' If `.data` is a [grouped_df], the operation will be performed on each group,
 #' so that (e.g.) `slice_head(df, n = 5)` will select the first five rows in
diff --git a/man/slice.Rd b/man/slice.Rd
index 727f5b864c..89a54c74d5 100644
--- a/man/slice.Rd
+++ b/man/slice.Rd
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ helpers for common use cases:
 \itemize{
 \item \code{slice_head()} and \code{slice_tail()} select the first or last rows.
 \item \code{slice_sample()} randomly selects rows.
-\item \code{slice_min()} and \code{slice_max()} select rows with highest or lowest values
-of a variable.
+\item \code{slice_min()} and \code{slice_max()} select rows with the smallest or largest
+values of a variable.
 }
 
 If \code{.data} is a \link{grouped_df}, the operation will be performed on each group,