picayunish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picayunish
Adjective
  • But only a fool would harp on picayune flaws when this rich material is being served with such musical polish and sensitivity.
    Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Challenging ballot designations has become something of a sport in California politics — squabbles over the occasionally picayune rules return each cycle like the swallows to Capistrano.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2022
Adjective
  • Those tests that pick up most cancers tend to pick up other unimportant things as well — and those screening tests that are limited to discovering cancer often miss many people with the disease.
    Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • That level of discipline is not common in retail, especially when outsiders think the business is unimportant.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.
    Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Millions of additional claims are expected to stream in from around the country over the coming weeks, while hiring remains piddling.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020
Adjective
  • Over the next 1,358 days, there would be just a handful of credible sightings of Phillips, mostly connected with petty crimes in nearby small towns.
    Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing is too petty, too silly, too stupid, or too weird to be included.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His splendid defense never wavered, but Harris was statistically the worst lineup regular in the majors this season through the All-Star break, batting .210 with a puny .551 OPS in 93 games.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Why won’t these punier equities go along with the program?
    John Navin, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Truth Teller reporters repeatedly go undercover to nail down relatively trivial scoops, appearing, in the process, to flagrantly violate the Society of Professional Journalists’ ethical guidelines.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Directed by Sammi Cohen, this film centers on Stacy Friedman (Sunny Sandler — Adam's younger daughter), whose bat mitzvah plans are hilariously derailed by trivial mishaps.
    James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The current, nominal target for such a mission is 2027, but no reasonable observer believes that is possible.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Though the nominal focus is Hind Rajab herself, Ben Hania’s film is a window on the world of Palestine’s Red Crescent volunteer service.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The cost savings for hotels and car rentals are negligible, anyway.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Except for the rare circumstances where the Sun flares, the Sun produces only negligible quantities of gamma-rays.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Picayunish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picayunish. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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