What is the meaning of trifling?

noun

  • The deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working.

verb

adjective

  • Not worth considering.
    • usage: "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Trifling. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/trifling/definitions/1185745
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