picayune (Meaning)
picayune (s)
(informal) small and of little importance
picayune (n.)
A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit.
Synonyms & Antonyms of picayune
Synonyms:
- stodgy
- rigid
- opinionative
- obdurate
- biased
- stuffy
- unsophisticated
- inflexible
- unyielding
- reactionary
- dogmatical
- dogmatic
- straitlaced
- wrongheaded
- intolerant
- obstinate
- old-fashioned
- opinionated
- hidebound
- straightlaced
- jaundiced
- one-sided
- partial
- ironbound
- limited
- partisan
- discriminating
- bigoted
- discriminatory
- prejudiced
Antonyms:
picayune Sentence Examples
- The mayor's picayune concern over the town's flowerbeds was met with exasperation by the residents.
- The company's picayune savings on paperclips paled in comparison to their overall expenses.
- The lawyer's picayune obsession with grammar distracted from the substance of his arguments.
- She complained incessantly about picayune details, making it impossible to have a meaningful conversation.
- His picayune desire for symmetry drove him to rearrange the bookshelves countless times.
- The picayune dispute over the parking spot escalated into a full-blown argument.
- The accountant spent hours scrutinizing picayune numbers, hoping to find a hidden fortune.
- The historian's picayune attention to minutiae illuminated obscure aspects of the past.
- The artist's picayune precision extended to even the smallest brushstrokes.
- The committee's picayune concerns delayed the decision-making process, costing the company valuable time and resources.
FAQs About the word picayune
(informal) small and of little importanceA small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit.
narrow, parochial, small, little,petty, sectarian, Lilliputian,insular, illiberal, small-minded
catholic, objective, liberal, catholic, impartial, open, objective, cosmopolitan, open, cosmopolitan
The mayor's picayune concern over the town's flowerbeds was met with exasperation by the residents.
The company's picayune savings on paperclips paled in comparison to their overall expenses.
The lawyer's picayune obsession with grammar distracted from the substance of his arguments.
She complained incessantly about picayune details, making it impossible to have a meaningful conversation.
