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niggling

adjective

(informal) small and of little importance

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Word length
8
Starts with
N
Ends with
G
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
11

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adjective

  1. (informal) small and of little importance

    “a fiddling sum of money”

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Example Sentences

a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
a little (or small) matter
a dispute over niggling details

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