picayune: words & expression meanings, synonyms, definition, antonyms, examples of usage, similar terms from the free dictionary www.dictometer.com/picayune

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PICAYUNE

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1 sense for picayune as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Fiddling
- Footling
- Lilliputian
- Little
- Niggling
- Piddling
- Piffling
- Petty
- Picayune
- Trivial
Definitions:
- (informal) small and of little importance
Examples:
- 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
Antonyms:
- Important
- Of import

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