Found 2 items, similar to Trifling.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: trifling
trifling
adj : not worth considering;
“he considered the prize too paltry
for the lives it must cost”;
“piffling efforts”;
“a
trifling matter” [syn:
negligible,
paltry]
n : the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working [syn:
dalliance,
dawdling,
wasting time]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Trifling
Trifling
\Tri"fling\, a.
Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a
trifling debt; a trifling affair. --
Tri"fling*ly, adv. --
Tri"fling*ness, n.
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Trifle
\Tri"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Trifled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trifling.] [OE. trifelen, truflen. See
Trifle, n.]
To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or
dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or
trivial amusements.
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They trifle, and they beat the air about nothing which
toucheth us. --Hooker.
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To trifle with, to play the fool with; to treat without
respect or seriousness; to mock; as, to trifle with one's
feelings, or with sacred things.
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