Inconsiderable, slight, trifling. Often in antithesis to eche (= eternal): Of short duration.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > small or trifling in amount or degree (23) eathlyc890 Inconsiderable, slight, trifling. Often in antithesis to eche (= eternal): Of short duration. littleOE Chiefly attributive. Of immaterial things. Small in amount or number; (also) small in value, not worth much (cf. sense A. 6a). slender1530 Slight, small, insignificant, trifling. foolish1533 Insignificant, trifling; humble, meagre. Obsolete. triflinga1538 Of little moment or value; paltry, trumpery; insignificant, petty. paltry1565 Of a thing: petty, trivial, insignificant; worthless, rubbishy; contemptible. Of an amount: very small or meagre. puny?1594 Inferior in size, quality, or amount; insignificant; weak; diminutive, tiny. mean1599 Of a thing, an animal, etc. Petty, insignificant, unimportant; inconsiderable. Now rare. minikin1617 Trifling, petty. Now rare. unconsiderable1643 = inconsiderable, adj. inconsiderable1648 Hence, Of very small value, amount, or size. punctilio1660 Trifling, petty. Obsolete. sneaking1703 Mean in appearance or amount; petty, paltry, contemptibly poor or small. Obsolete. insignificant1748 Small in size; petty; mean. flimsy1756 In immaterial sense: Destitute of solid value, slight, trivial, paltry. peppercornish1762 of very small value; (also) = peppercorny adj. peppercorn1791 Of the size or value of a peppercorn; very small, insignificant, trifling. microscopic1798 More generally: very small, minor, or insignificant. pindling1861 U.S. regional (chiefly New England and south Midland). Sickly, delicate; puny. Also occasionally: trifling, insignificant. midget1879 figurative. Underdeveloped; weak, inferior, or insignificant in extent, character, quality, etc.; puny. diddly1893 Insignificant, trifling. scroddyc1909 Mean, paltry. (In contemptuous use of amount or condition.) (Apparently restricted to D. H. Lawrence.) chickenshit1934 Trivial, insignificant. |
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