— insignificantly , adv.
/in'sig nif"i keuhnt/ , adj.
1. unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
2. too small to be important: an insignificant sum.
3. of no consequence, influence, or distinction: a minor, insignificant bureaucrat.
4. without weight of character; contemptible: an insignificant fellow.
5. without meaning; meaningless: insignificant sounds.
n.
6. a word, thing, or person without significance.
[ 1620-30; IN- 3 + SIGNIFICANT ]
Syn. 2. trifling, minute, minuscule, picayune.