piddling
41niggling — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. trifling, petty, piddling; see trivial , unimportant . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Contemptibly unimportant: inconsiderable, negligible, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small minded, trifling …
42trifling — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. petty, small, insignificant; see trivial , unimportant . n. Syn. dawdling, idling, loitering; see indifference 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. trivial, frivolous, unimportant, insignificant, nominal,… …
43Unimportance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unimportance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unimportance unimportance insignificance nothingness immateriality GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 triviality triviality levity frivolity Sgm: N 2 paltriness paltriness …
44mean — I v 1. intend, have in mind, have in heart, have in view; contemplate, think of, talk of, dream of; purpose, plan, have plans or intentions, expect; aspire to, hope to, aim to, drive at, strive for, work for, labor for, pursue. 2. meant for made… …
45piddle — I. /ˈpɪdl / (say pidl) phrase (piddled, piddling) piddle along (or about), to do anything in a trifling or ineffective way; dawdle. {frequentative form with le; stem uncertain} II. /ˈpɪdl / (say pidl) Colloquial – …
46minute — [adj1] very small atomic, diminutive, exact, exiguous, fine, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, invisible, little, microbic, microscopic, miniature, minim, minimal, minuscule, molecular, peewee*, piddling, precise, puny, slender, teeny …
47piddle around — in. to waste time; to work aimlessly or inefficiently. □ Stop piddling around! Get to work! □ Can’t you get serious and stop piddling? …
48piddle around — ˌpiddle a ˈround ˌpiddle a ˈbout british [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they piddle around he/she/it piddles around present participle piddling around …
49pid·dling — /ˈpıdlən/ adj, always used before a noun informal + disapproving : small or unimportant He was paid a piddling amount of money. piddling details …
50footling — foot ling adj. small and of little importance; as, a footling gesture. Syn: fiddling, lilliputian, little, niggling, paltry, petty, piddling, picayune, small, trivial. [WordNet 1.5] …
