(~s, trifling, ~d)
1.
You can use a ~ to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order make something you say seem less extreme.
As a photographer, he’d found both locations just a ~ disappointing...
PHRASE: PHR adj/adv/prep vagueness
2.
A ~ is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance.
He had no money to spare on ~s...
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3.
Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream.
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