Trifling
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 2 Jul 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 15 Jul 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 28 Feb 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 28 Jan 2020
- The New York Times Mini - Wednesday, 25 Jan 2017
Crossword Answers
4 letters
IDLE
Not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
MERE
Being nothing more than specified; "a mere child"
5 letters
PETTY
Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
TEENY
(used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
6 letters
MEASLY
Contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"
TOYING
Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
PALTRY
Contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"
MINUTE
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
SLIGHT
A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
7 letters
NOMINAL
Existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
TRIVIAL
(informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
8 letters
DAWDLING
The deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
PICAYUNE
(informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
NUGATORY
Of no real value; "a nugatory law"
DALLYING
9 letters
FRIVOLOUS
Not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"
PENNYANTE
A business deal on a trivial scale
DALLIANCE
Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
10 letters
NEGLIGIBLE
So small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"
13 letters
INSIGNIFICANT
Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"