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eathlyc890

Inconsiderable, slight, trifling. Often in antithesis to eche (= eternal): Of short duration.

lighteOE

Of small importance, consequence, or seriousness; trivial; slight. Of a sin: venial.

littleOE

Of things, feelings, actions, etc.: not of great importance or interest; trifling, trivial.

small?c1225

Of a thing: of little or minor consequence, interest, or importance; trifling, trivial, unimportant. Now only in small morals n. at compounds 4.

singlec1449

Slight, poor, trivial. Obsolete.

easy1474

Of small ‘weight’ or importance, insignificant, slight; not very good, indifferent. So easy birth, easy capacity; cf. dial. ‘Easy, idiotic’ (East…

triflous1509

Trifling; insignificant, trivial; frivolous.

naughty1526

Bad, inferior, substandard, worthless. In Scottish use also: unsubstantial, insignificant. Cf. noughty, adj. 3b. Obsolete.

slender1530

Slight, small, insignificant, trifling.

slight1548

Unimportant, trifling.

shrimpish1549

Diminutive, puny, insignificant.

slipper1567

Insignificant, trifling. rare.

truanta1572

Trivial, trite; idle, vain. Obsolete. rare.

toyous1581

Of little or no value or importance; trivial, worthless.

trivious1583

= trivial, adj. 5 6.

mean1585

Of a thing, an animal, etc. Petty, insignificant, unimportant; inconsiderable. Now rare.

silly1587

Of an inanimate object: weak, flimsy, trifling; lacking strength, size, or substance. Now Scottish and rare.

nicea1594

Unimportant, trivial. Obsolete.

puny?1594

Inferior in size, quality, or amount; insignificant; weak; diminutive, tiny.

puisne1598

Small, insignificant; petty; ineffectual, weak, puny. Obsolete.

pusill1599

Small, mean, weak.

whindling1601

weak, pining, puny; figurative trifling, petty.

sapless1602

transferred and figurative. Of immaterial things, ideas, sayings, etc.: Destitute of inner worth, insipid, trivial, pointless.

non-significant1603

Not significant.

poor1603

Slight, insignificant, of little consequence. Now rare.

unsignificant1603

Not significant, unmeaning; insignificant. (Frequently 1635–1665.)

flea-bite1605

attributive.

perishing1605

colloquial. Confounded, troublesome; insignificant. rare before mid 19th cent.

lank1607

Loose from emptiness; not filled out or plump; shrunken, spare; flabby, hollow. of immaterial things. Also figurative. Obsolete.

weightless1610

of immaterial things.

fonda1616

Of a thing: valued only by fools, trifling, trivial. Obsolete.

penny farthing1615

Insignificant; ineffective.

triviala1616

Of small account, little esteemed, paltry, poor; trifling, inconsiderable, unimportant, slight.

unweighty1621

(un-, prefix1 affix 1. Cf. German unwichtig, Danish uvigtig.)

transitory1637

Trifling, insignificant. Obsolete. rare.

twattling1651

Petty, trifling, paltry: = twaddling, adj. 1b. Obsolete. rare.

inconsiderate1655

Not held in consideration, unconsidered; of no importance; inconsiderable, trifling. Obsolete.

unserious1655

(un-, prefix1 affix 1.)

nugal1656

Trifling, trivial.

small drink1656

Trivial, of no consequence. Obsolete.

slighty1662

Slight, unimportant, trivial; also, unsubstantial, slender, weak.

minute1668

Of very little consequence or importance; insignificant, petty, trivial. Obsolete.

paddling1679

English regional (East Anglian) and U.S. Petty, insignificant, piddling. Obsolete. rare.

snitling1682

? Trifling.

retail1697

Of secondary importance or value; petty, trivial. Obsolete.

Lilliputian1726

Of or pertaining to Lilliput or its inhabitants; hence, of diminutive size; petty.

vain1731

Trivial, unimportant. rare.

rattletrap1760

Trivial, trifling. Obsolete. rare.

peppercornish1762

of very small value; (also) = peppercorny adj.

peppercorn1791

Of the size or value of a peppercorn; very small, insignificant, trifling.

underling1804

Trivial, unimportant.

venial1806

In general use.

lightweight1809

Insignificant, inconsequential, trivial; slight; lacking intelligence or profundity. Also in a more neutral sense: not serious, light-hearted, breezy.

floccinaucical1826

inconsiderable, trifling.

small-bore1833

(a) designating or relating to a firearm with a narrow bore (in international and Olympic shooting generally.22 inch calibre or 5.6 millimetre bore)…

minified1837

Diminished in importance or effect. Obsolete. rare.

trantlum1838

attributive or as adj. Trifling.

piffling1848

Inconsequential, trivial; derisory.

tea-tabular1855

pertaining to the tea-table.

potty1860

derogatory. Feeble, indifferent; petty, insignificant, unimpressive. Now chiefly with little.

whipping-snapping1861

Diminutive, insignificant.

tea-gardeny1862

resembling, or having the style of, a tea-garden (sense 1).

quiddling1863

Given to or characterized by quiddling; consisting of or concerned with minute or insignificant detail; fussy.

twaddling1863

Petty, paltry, trifling, insignificant: = twattling, adj. 3. rare.

fidgeting1865

In senses of the verb.

penny ante1865

Insignificant, trivial.

feather-weighted1870

trifling, unimportant.

jerkwater1877

In extended use: small, insignificant; inferior. Frequently in jerkwater town (cf. jerk, adj.2 1a).

midget1879

figurative. Underdeveloped; weak, inferior, or insignificant in extent, character, quality, etc.; puny.

mimsy1880

Prim; careful; affected; feeble, weak, lightweight. Also (occasionally) as adv.

shirttail1881

depreciative. Esp. of a place: small; of little or no significance; spec. designating a trader or business operating on a very small scale.

two-by-four1885

North American and Caribbean. A small or insignificant thing or person. Usually as a modifier. Cf. two-bit adj. (b) at two, adj. n.adv. compounds 2.

footle1894

Trivial, foolish. Obsolete.

skittery1905

Trifling.

footery1929

Trivial, trifling; awkward, fiddly. Cf. footering, adj.

Mickey Mouse1931

In figurative use (usually derogatory). Designating a person or thing deemed to be lacking in value, size, authenticity, or seriousness…

chickenshit1934

Trivial, insignificant.

minoritized1945

Originally: belonging to or consisting of a minority. In later use chiefly: (of a person, group, concept, etc.) made into, treated as, or placed in…

marginal1952

Of minor importance, having little effect; incidental, subsidiary (sometimes with to).

marginalized1961

tea-party1961

attributive of attitudes, behaviour, etc., held to be typical of a tea-party; bland, insipid, trite, trivial.

little league1962

In extended use: relatively minor or insignificant.

marginalizing1977

minnowy1991

Of the nature of or resembling a minnow. Chiefly figurative: small, meagre; of little significance.

Subcategories:

— of people or animals (3)
— in playful use (1)
— types of (7)
— that trivializes (1)
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