adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a trifling matter
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a trifling sum of money
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Little bits fall off the car, some trifling part has been improperly milled, a mechanic makes a mistake.
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Spenser's stories, if superficially trifling , are yet justified by the symbolism.
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The benefits to the poor are trifling , and for native peoples, invariably negative.
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The fines for these licences were uniformly trifling , implying that they were obtainable without difficulty.
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The sign on the door tells the visitor he can have a tooth extracted for a trifling sum.
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They themselves face no more than a trifling penalty if caught.
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Usually haemorrhage was trifling and healing clean.
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With trifling exceptions the record is restricted to monetary values.