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Trifling

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Noun

1. dalliance, dawdling, trifling

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

Adjective

2. negligible, paltry, trifling

not worth considering

Example Sentences:
'he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost'
'piffling efforts'
'a trifling matter'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Trifling

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adjective
1. 
insignificant or petty
2. 
frivolous or idle

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Trifling

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adjective
1. 
that trifles; frivolous; shallow; fickle
2. 
having little value or importance; trivial

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Trifling

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adj.
1. Of little worth or importance. See Synonyms at trivial.
2. Frivolous or foolish: "Mr. Knightly ... is not a trifling, silly young man" (Jane Austen).

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