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Meaning of 'trifling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trifling [ a.]
- Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair.
2 . Trifling [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Trifle

Meaning of 'trifling' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trifling [ s]
Meaning (1):
- not worth considering
Example in sentence:
  • a trifling matter;
  • he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost;
  • piffling efforts

Nearby Words:

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