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picayune
adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
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ˌpɪkəˈjuːn
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adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
“a fiddling sum of money”
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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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