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piddling adjective [ ˈpɪd(ə)lɪŋ ]

• pathetically trivial; trifling.
• "piddling little questions"
Similar: trivial, trifling, petty, footling, slight, small, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, inconsiderable, of little account, peripheral, subsidiary, negligible, worthless, useless, meagre, inadequate, insufficient, paltry, scant, scanty, derisory, pitiful, pitiable, miserable, sorry, wretched, puny, beggarly, ungenerous, inappreciable, mere, mean, measly, pathetic, piffling, mingy, poxy, nickel-and-dime, dinky, exiguous,
Opposite: significant,

piddle verb

• urinate.
Origin: mid 16th century: probably from a blend of piss and puddle.


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