picayunish (Meaning)
picayunish (a.)
Petty; paltry; mean; as, a picayunish business.
Synonyms & Antonyms of picayunish
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- measly
- minute
- undersized
- inconsequential
- insignificant
- paltry
- inconsiderable
- meagre
- miniature
- meager
- undersize
- marginal
- insubstantial
- tiny
Antonyms:
- great
- gigantic
- great
- enormous
- outsized
- prodigious
- immense
- tremendous
- outsize
- voluminous
- massive
- titanic
- hefty
- massive
- immense
- biggish
- jumbo
- jumbo
- gigantic
- biggish
- monumental
- oversize
- astronomical
- enormous
- oversize
- outsize
- monstrous
- colossal
- prodigious
- huge
- largish
- colossal
- tremendous
- huge
- largish
- outsized
- voluminous
- monstrous
- hefty
- astronomical
- mammoth
- titanic
- monumental
- mammoth
picayunish Sentence Examples
- The mayor's concerns about the city's budget deficit were picayunish in comparison to the looming infrastructure crisis.
- The couple's argument over the color of their new curtains was picayunish and unworthy of their attention.
- The company's insistence on adhering to picayunish rules and regulations led to unnecessary delays and frustration.
- The CEO's focus on picayunish details detracted from the company's overall strategic vision.
- The police officer's decision to write a ticket for a minor traffic violation seemed picayunish and unfair.
- The reviewer's critique of the novel focused on picayunish flaws that detracted from the overall enjoyment of the story.
- The neighborhood dispute over the placement of a fence was a picayunish matter that should have been resolved amicably.
- The politician's promise to address picayunish issues was met with skepticism by voters who demanded more substantial solutions.
- The supervisor's picayunish management style stifled employee creativity and hindered productivity.
- The company's obsession with picayunish quality control measures resulted in excessive waste and inefficiency.
FAQs About the word picayunish
Petty; paltry; mean; as, a picayunish business.
picayune, puny, piddling, nominal, trifling, unimportant, petty, negligible, trivial, measly
oversized, good, handsome, oversized, substantive, tidy, respectable, big, goodly, handsome
The mayor's concerns about the city's budget deficit were picayunish in comparison to the looming infrastructure crisis.
The couple's argument over the color of their new curtains was picayunish and unworthy of their attention.
The company's insistence on adhering to picayunish rules and regulations led to unnecessary delays and frustration.
The CEO's focus on picayunish details detracted from the company's overall strategic vision.
