piffling

P3I1F4F4L1I1N1G2

adjective

petty; unimportant

Scrabble 17

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of piffle
adjectivepiffling (comparative more piffling, superlative most piffling)

comparative more piffling · superlative most piffling

  1. informalpetty; unimportant

    Synonyms: piffly

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepetty; unimportant

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More synonyms by meaning

adjective(informal) small and of little importance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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