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adjective
- 1. pathetically trivial; trifling: informal "piddling little questions"
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Piddling means trivial, paltry, or lacking size or importance. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of piddling from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Piddling means very small or not important, and is often used in a disapproving way. Learn how to pronounce piddling, see examples and find synonyms in English and Chinese.
Piddling definition: amounting to very little; trifling; negligible. See examples of PIDDLING used in a sentence.
Of little or less importance. be in/under someone's shadowidiom. be neither here nor thereidiom. big deal. biggie. derisory. lesser. marginal. meaninglessly. meaninglessness. picture. piddly. piffling. play second fiddleidiom. poxy. trifling. venial. vestigially. who needs...?idiom. See more results »
Piddling is an informal adjective that means small and unimportant. It is often used before a noun, such as piddling jobs or piddling tasks. Learn more about its pronunciation, synonyms and examples.
The adjective piddling is a favorite choice when sums of money are concerned; a more dignified, but no less contemptuous word, is paltry. Piddling comes from piddle, which has changed in meaning over the years — in the early 1600's it meant "pick at one's food," while by the late 1700's it meant "to urinate."
Piddling means petty, trivial, or contemptibly unimportant. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this informal adjective from various sources and dictionaries.
