inconsiderable
/ɪnkənˈsɪd(ə)rəb(ə)l
/adjective [with negative]
1Of small size, amount, or extent: a not inconsiderable amount of money...
- This adds up to a not inconsiderable amount of money.
- By leaving the car alone for a whole week, the driver directly pockets $28, not an inconsiderable amount of money.
- I rang a chap who has agreed to help me move it on Sunday for a not inconsiderable amount of money.
1.1Unimportant or insignificant: a not inconsiderable artist...
- I don't necessarily view them as future superstars, but it's nice to know we have a couple of home-grown artists of not inconsiderable talent.
- In nine outings against the not inconsiderable might of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the artist formerly known as ‘White Lightning’ grabbed 16 wickets at barely 20 runs apiece.
- I was still struggling with ‘Gentle’ and ‘Moderate’ Sudoku games and reckoned that completing one of those in two or three days was a not inconsiderable triumph.
Synonyms
insignificant, negligible, trifling, small, tiny, little, minuscule, nominal, token, petty, slight, niggling, minor, inappreciable, insubstantial, not worth mentioning, not worth bothering about, inconsequential;
paltry, derisory, pitiful, niggardly, beggarly
informal piffling, piddling, fiddling, pathetic, measly, mingy
British informal poxy
North American informal nickel-and-dime, small-bore
rare exiguous
Origin
Late 16th century (in the sense 'impossible to imagine'): from French, or from late Latin inconsiderabilis, from in- 'not' + considerabilis 'worthy of consideration' (see considerable).