picayunish

adjective

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  1. picayune
  2. unimportant
  3. piddling
  4. petty
  5. puny
  6. trivial
  7. nominal
  8. negligible
Adjective
  • At this point you may be exhausted by the exploration of picayune facts.
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2012
  • But only a fool would harp on picayune flaws when this rich material is being served with such musical polish and sensitivity.
    Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
Definition of picayune
Adjective
  • Benjamin Deneen, the paper’s lead author, tells Popular Science that in the early days of neuroscience, research tended to focus on neurons, treating other cells as relatively unimportant support structures.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • That’s not to say lawmakers haven’t repeatedly tinkered with its specifics, or that those changes have been unimportant.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.
    Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Millions of additional claims are expected to stream in from around the country over the coming weeks, while hiring remains piddling.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020
Definition of piddling
Adjective
  • Despite the emotional celebration, the Raptors’ Global Ambassador still had some petty energy to put into the air.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • There is a long tradition of petty smuggling in the region.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of petty
Adjective
  • Notably, the same people embrace the punier roster of celebrities who occupy the MAGA column with open arms, never mind the cognitive dissonance involved in accepting Ted Nugent’s political acumen while dismissing his peers.
    Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Longer Term Economics Look Dubious CCS in 2020 stored a puny 40 Mt/year (Mega-ton or millions of tons per year).
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of puny
Adjective
  • Seemingly small or trivial accuracy improvements could actually play a crucial role when applied in extreme, emergency settings.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • What might feel like trivial small talk is actually an invitation for connection.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of trivial
Adjective
  • The sponsor's fee is set at an annual nominal rate of 0.40% of the euro in the Trust.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • And, on a more abstract level, a 4.2% 10-year yield isn’t out of line with a U.S. economy now operating at a 5.5% nominal GDP growth pace (based on current GDP tracking models and prevailing headline inflation rates).
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of nominal
Adjective
  • Even where the most negligible harmonic variations in a voice or instrument are concerned, the Technics pounces on them like its life depended on it.
    Simon Lucas, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Intel’s current position is negligible in comparison to these two players.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of negligible
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