trifling
adjective
[ ˈtrʌɪflɪŋ ]
• unimportant or trivial.
• "a trifling sum"
Similar:
trivial,
unimportant,
insignificant,
inconsequential,
petty,
minor,
of little/no account,
of little/no consequence,
not worth mentioning,
not worth bothering about,
light,
footling,
fiddling,
pettifogging,
incidental,
frivolous,
silly,
idle,
superficial,
small,
tiny,
inconsiderable,
nominal,
negligible,
nugatory,
minute,
minuscule,
paltry,
derisory,
pitiful,
pathetic,
miserable,
piffling,
piddling,
measly,
mingy,
poxy,
picayune,
nickel-and-dime,
small-bore,
dinky,
exiguous,
trifle
verb
• treat without seriousness or respect.
• "he is not a man to be trifled with"
Similar:
treat in a cavalier fashion,
treat lightly,
treat frivolously,
treat casually,
play ducks and drakes with,
dally with,
play with,
amuse oneself with,
toy with,
flirt with,
play fast and loose with,
mess about,
mess around,
sport with,
wanton with,
palter with,
• talk or act frivolously.
• "we will not trifle—life is too short"
Origin:
Middle English (also denoting an idle story told to deceive or amuse): from Old French trufle, by-form of trufe ‘deceit’, of unknown origin. The verb derives from Old French truffler ‘mock, deceive’.
