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PICAYUNE Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word picayune. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word picayune. (close relations)
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petty
adjectiveadj
noun

• larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

adjective satellite

• inferior in rank or status

• (informal) small and of little importance

• contemptibly narrow in outlook

trivial
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (informal) small and of little importance

• of little substance or significance

• concerned with trivialities

insignificant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• devoid of importance, meaning, or force

adjective satellite

• signifying nothing

• of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

• small and unimpressive

minor
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of lesser importance or stature or rank

• lesser in scope or effect

• inferior in number or size or amount

• (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

• not of legal age

• of lesser seriousness or danger

• of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

noun

• a young person of either sex

adjective satellite

• of the younger of two boys with the same family name

• warranting only temporal punishment

• relatively moderate, limited, or small

verb

• have as one's secondary field of study

paltry
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not worth considering

• contemptibly small in amount

unimportant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not important

• devoid of importance, meaning, or force

malicious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having the nature of or resulting from malice

peevish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

worthless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in usefulness or value

adjective satellite

• morally reprehensible

picayunish
adjectiveadj
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fiddling
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• (informal) small and of little importance

footling
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• (informal) small and of little importance

lilliputian
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput

noun

• a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift

• a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)

adjective satellite

• very small

• (informal) small and of little importance

little
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

• (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some

• low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal

noun

• a small amount or duration

adverb

• not much

adjective satellite

• (of children and animals) young, immature

• (informal) small and of little importance

• (of a voice) faint

• lowercase

• small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

niggling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (informal) small and of little importance

piddling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (informal) small and of little importance

piffling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (informal) small and of little importance

Alternatives for PETTY

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