Piddling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪdəlɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Piddling is an adjective meaning Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
Meaning
Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of piddle
Example Sentences
the ignoble hucksterage of piddling tithes
After all the work I'd done, he gave me a piddling amount of money.
[…]last month the Pentagon spent $400mn to take a 15 per cent stake in MP Materials, a Nevada-based group that aims to be “a fully integrated rare earths producer”. That is a piddling sum.
Los Angeles would still be a piddling little town in a desert if it weren’t for Sierra snowmelt and city officials crafty enough to snooker eastern California farmers out of their water rights.
Synonyms for piddling
Depending on context, synonyms include base, contemptible, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, foolish, futile, frivolous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include petty, piffling, unimportant, trivial, footling, little.
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