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Pifling

Definition:

Pifling is an adjective that means something insignificant, trivial, or of little importance.

Senses:

  1. Absolute: Completely unimportant or trivial.
  2. Relative: Comparatively unimportant or trivial.

Examples:

Absolute Sense:

  • She didn't pay attention to his pifling comments during the meeting.
  • Don't worry about these pifling details; focus on the bigger picture.

Relative Sense:

  • He found the issue of choosing a paint color pifling, compared to other renovation tasks.
  • The firm decided to devote more resources to important projects and cut funding for pifling ones.

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