HyperDic: piffling

English > 1 sense of the word piffling:
ADJECTIVEallpiffling, fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, petty, picayune, trivial(informal) small and of little importance
English > piffling: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(informal) small and of little importance.
Example "piffling efforts"
Synonymsfiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, petty, picayune, trivial
Broaderunimportantnot important
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishbaladí, fútil, insignificante, insustancial, intrascendente, nimio, pequeño, trivial
Catalanfútil, inconsiderable, insignificant, insubstancial, intrascendent, negligible, nimi, petit, trivial

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