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pettifogging(adjective, light, base, insignificant)
3
small-minded(adjective, light, base, important)
2
inconsequent(light, base, small, insignificant)
2
light(base, silly, foolish, insignificant)
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lower(adjective, light, base, small)
2
of no account(expression, adjective, idiom, light, base)
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secondary(adjective, light, base, small)
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base(light, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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contemptible(light, base, small, insignificant)
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inessential(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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irrelevant(small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial)
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junior(light, base, small, insignificant)
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lesser(light, base, small, insignificant)
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nickel-and-dime(light, base, small, insignificant)
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penny-ante(adjective, light, base, small)
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scratch(light, base, small, insignificant)
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shabby(light, base, small, insignificant)
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shoestring(small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial)
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subordinate(adjective, light, base, small)
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narrow-minded(adjective, light, base, insignificant)
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