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trivial
adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
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ˈtɹɪ.vi.əl
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adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
“A fiddling sum of money”
adjective
Of little substance or significance
“A few superficial editorial changes”
adjective
Concerned with trivialities
“A trivial young woman”
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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
Limited to petty enterprises
Piffling efforts
Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
A few superficial editorial changes
Only trivial objections
A trivial young woman
A trivial mind
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