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View usage for: (pɪfəlɪŋ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe something as piffling, you are critical of it because it is very small or unimportant. [informal, disapproval] ...some piffling dispute regarding visiting rights. Synonyms: trivial, petty, trifling, insignificant More Synonyms of piffling piffling in British English (ˈpɪflɪŋ) adjectiveworthless, trivial Examples of 'piffling' in a sentencepiffling Definition worthless (informal) some piffling dispute regarding visiting rights Synonyms pants (informal) useless Mickey Mouse (slang) derisory crappy (slang) toytown (slang) poxy (slang) nickel-and-dime (US, slang) wanky (taboo, slang) chickenshit (US, slang) - piercing
- piety
- piffle
- piffling
- pig
- pig out
- pig-headed
Additional synonymsDefinition too small in quantity or value The average bathroom measures a measly 3.5 metres. Synonyms meagre, miserable, pathetic, paltry, mean, poor, petty, beggarly, pitiful, skimpy, puny, stingy, contemptible, scanty, miserly, niggardly, ungenerous, mingy (British, informal), snoep (South Africa, informal) Definition insignificant She had no interest in such paltry concerns. Synonyms insignificant, trivial, worthless, unimportant, small, low, base, minor, slight, petty, trifling, Mickey Mouse (slang), piddling (informal), toytown (slang), poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (US, slang), picayune (US), chickenshit (US, slang), twopenny-halfpenny (British, informal) Definition trivial or unimportant Rows would start over petty things. Synonyms trivial, inferior, insignificant, little, small, slight, trifling, negligible, unimportant, paltry, measly (informal), contemptible, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, inessential, nickel-and-dime (US, slang) Definition petty or trivial arguing over piddling amounts of money Synonyms trivial, little, petty, worthless, insignificant, pants (informal), useless, fiddling, trifling, unimportant, paltry, Mickey Mouse (slang), puny, derisory, measly (informal), crappy (slang), toytown (slang), piffling, poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (US, slang), wanky (taboo, slang), chickenshit (US, slang) the puny resources at our disposal Synonyms insignificant, minor, petty, inferior, trivial, worthless, trifling, paltry, inconsequential, piddling (informal) Definition insignificant, petty, or frivolous The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum. Synonyms insignificant, small, tiny, empty, slight, silly, shallow, petty, idle, trivial, worthless, negligible, unimportant, frivolous, paltry, minuscule, puny, measly, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, valueless, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), footling (informal) Definition trivial or insignificant It was an unimportant job, and paid very little. Synonyms insignificant, minor, petty, trivial, slight, irrelevant, worthless, trifling, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, low-ranking, of no consequence, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), of no account, nugatory, not worth mentioning, of no moment Definition without value or usefulness This piece of old junk is totally worthless. Synonyms valueless, poor, miserable, trivial, trifling, paltry, trashy, measly (informal), wretched, two a penny (informal), rubbishy, poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (US, slang), wanky (vulgar, slang), a dime a dozen, nugatory, chickenshit (US, slang), negligible |