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单词 piddly
释义

piddly

adjective

pid·​dly ˈpid-lē How to pronounce piddly (audio)
: trivial, piddling

Synonyms

  • chicken
  • de minimis
  • footling
  • inconsequential
  • inconsiderable
  • insignificant
  • measly
  • Mickey Mouse
  • minute
  • negligible
  • niggling
  • no-account
  • nominal
  • paltry
  • peanut
  • petty
  • picayune
  • piddling
  • piffling
  • pimping
  • slight
  • trifling
  • trivial
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Example Sentences

I don't want to argue about piddly details. there's only a piddly difference in price between the two paintings, so take whichever you prefer
Recent Examples on the Web Byrne is still a United States congressman and that’s no piddly thing. Kyle Whitmire, al, 7 Nov. 2019 This information isn't written in the controller's piddly instruction manual. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2018 After Kilauea's 1924 summit explosions, the volcano entered a decade of piddly rumblings, followed by 18 years of silence. Sophia Yan And Malcolm Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2018 But sometimes self-denial is its own form of power, as you are no doubt noticing, crammed into that piddly apartment. Helaine Olen, Slate Magazine, 25 Jan. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

piddly

adjective

as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention there's only a piddly difference in price between the two paintings, so take whichever you prefer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • nominal
  • slight
  • measly
  • piddling
  • tiny
  • petty
  • piffling
  • insignificant
  • paltry
  • trivial
  • trifling
  • picayune
  • inconsiderable
  • niggling
  • inconsequential
  • negligible
  • minute
  • peanut
  • footling
  • pimping
  • de minimis
  • puny
  • chicken
  • no-account
  • little
  • Mickey Mouse
  • inappreciable
  • imperceptible
  • mean
  • quibbling
  • nitpicking
  • inferior
  • pettifogging
  • hairsplitting
  • small-fry
  • two-bit
  • one-horse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • big
  • significant
  • considerable
  • substantial
  • important
  • serious
  • consequential
  • material
  • momentous
  • weighty
  • noteworthy
  • remarkable
  • outstanding
  • prominent
  • appreciable
  • pivotal
  • conspicuous
  • measurable
  • striking
  • discernible
  • eventful
  • discernable
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