piddling (Meaning)

Wordnet

piddling (s)

(informal) small and of little importance

Webster

of Piddle

Webster

Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons and things.

The piddling amount of money he received was barely enough to cover his expenses.
Their efforts were piddling and yielded negligible results.
The piddling attempt to fix the problem was doomed to failure from the start.
The manager dismissed the employee's request for a raise as piddling and insignificant.
The project was a piddling success at best, falling far short of expectations.
The piddling performance of the team left much to be desired.
The piddling sum of money he borrowed was just a drop in the bucket.
The piddling amount of food left on the plate was scarcely a snack.
The piddling drizzle did little to quench the thirst of the parched earth.
The piddling injury he suffered was a mere inconvenience that quickly healed.

(informal) small and of little importanceof Piddle, Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons and things.

tiny, trivial, trifling,nominal, insignificant, petty, slight, niggling, piffling, peanut

substantial, big, important, significant, big, serious, serious, material, important,considerable

The piddling amount of money he received was barely enough to cover his expenses.

Their efforts were piddling and yielded negligible results.

The piddling attempt to fix the problem was doomed to failure from the start.

The manager dismissed the employee's request for a raise as piddling and insignificant.