piffling
piffling /ˈpɪflɪŋ/
adjective
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[Informal]
Small and of little importance
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fiddling
[Informal] , footling
[Informal] , lilliputian
, niggling
[Informal] , petty
[Informal] , picayune
[Informal, N. American] , piddling
[Informal] , piffling
[Informal] , niggly
[Informal] , little
[Informal] , trivial
[Informal] , piddly
[Informal] )
small and of little importance
A fiddling sum of money
a fiddling sum of money
A footling gesture
a footling gesture
Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
A little (or small) matter
a little (or small) matter
A dispute over niggling details
a dispute over niggling details
Limited to petty enterprises
limited to petty enterprises
Piffling efforts
piffling efforts
Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
