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Meanings of
picayune
in English
(Informal) small and of little importance.
little
petty
trivial
fiddling
niggling
lilliputian
piddling
piffling
footling
Related terms
unimportant
Usage of
picayune
in English
1
That is not patriotism, but a
picayune
partisanship which I profoundly pity.
2
You kant show the poor man he's ever took a
picayune
from.
3
No, sir, it's hot your
picayune
drop o' spirits that's talkin'-it'sme.
4
He had no reason to think that Cissie cared a
picayune
about him.
5
Then tossing her a
picayune
,
he said, take that, Aunt Dilsey.
6
I wouldn't give a
picayune
to own one of those castles, back there.
7
Why should he bother about petty,
picayune
minds which could not understand this?
8
Unless there are heirs she shall have every
picayune
of it!
9
And all because you were so obstinate about your
picayune
Library!
10
Ay, ay, and not one
picayune
of duty did we pay!
11
His duties at the trust company began to seem
picayune
.
12
She's mighty much upset about Isabel Souders, didn't care a
picayune
about Martin Landis.
13
The reasons people kill other people are almost endless, sometimes
picayune
,
and often ridiculous.
14
But look at the
picayune
amounts: $200 a month at most.
15
I'll bet a
picayune
it's just a girl's scare.
16
I'd like a fighting career well enough, but not
picayune
affairs out in India or Africa.
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picayune
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
care a picayune
seem picayune
downright picayune
little picayune
picayune ball
More collocations
Picayune
through the time