picayunishness
North American
noun
Pettiness, preoccupation with trivial matters.
Origin
Late 19th century.
- negatival
- negative
- negative ad
- negative advertisement
- negative advertising
- negative after-image
- negative booster
- negative buoyancy
- negative buoyant
- negative capability
- negative catalysis
- negative catalyst
- negative confession
- negative crystal
- negative definite
- negative energy
- negative equity
- negative eugenics
- negative evidence
- negative eyepiece
- negative feedback
- negative flag
- negative g
- negative gearing
- negative geotropism