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- pronunciation:
- pI
k
yun
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having little value or significance; small; paltry.
She gets impatient when her mother only wants to talk about picayune matters.- synonyms:
- insignificant, petty, piddling, trifling
- similar words:
- inconsequential, little, mean, minor, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, small, trivial
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| definition 2: |
small-minded; petty; stingy.
- synonyms:
- little, petty
- similar words:
- niggling
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| related words: |
captious, minor, small, trifling, trivial |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a coin formerly in circulation in states of the southern United States worth five cents or one half of a Spanish real.
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| definition 2: |
anything trifling, small, or trivial.
- similar words:
- nothing, trifle, triviality
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| derivations: |
picayunish (adj.), picayunishly (adv.), picayunishness (n.) |
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