Meaning of TRIFLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'trIfling
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- [n] the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
- [adj] not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
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| | Synonyms: | | dalliance, dawdling, negligible, paltry, wasting time, worthless |
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| | See Also: | | delay, holdup | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tri"fling\, a.
Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a
trifling debt; a trifling affair. -- {Tri"fling*ly}, adv. --
{Tri"fling*ness}, n.
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