piffling
pif·fling
adjective \ˈpi-flən, -f(ə-)liŋ\Definition of PIFFLING
: of little worth or importance : trivial
Examples of PIFFLING
- <from his perspective as a billionaire, what the governor got paid was a piffling amount>
First Known Use of PIFFLING
1864
Related to PIFFLING
- Synonyms
- chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, niggling, no-account, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, negligible, pimping, slight, trifling, trivial
- Antonyms
- big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant
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