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Adjective Concept
EN
fiddling  footling  lilliputian  little  niggling
EN
(informal) small and of little importance WordNet 3.0
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EN
(informal) small and of little importance WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Little, small, secondary in rank or importance. Wiktionary
EN
A fiddling sum of money WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A footling gesture WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A little (or small) matter WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A dispute over niggling details WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Limited to petty enterprises WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Piffling efforts WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Petty officer, petty cash. Wiktionary
DERIVATION
pettiness
pettiness
triviality
trivialize
SIMILAR
unimportant
USAGE DOMAIN
colloquialism
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
Wiktionary
EN
petty

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