piddly

English

Etymology

From piddling; see -y.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪd.li/, /ˈpɪd.əl.i/

Adjective

piddly (comparative piddlier, superlative piddliest)

(informal) Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.
Why play those piddly penny slots when you can win big time at the roulette wheel, man?

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:insignificant

Translations

small, of no consequence

Russian: ме́лкий (ru) m (mélkij),, копе́ечный (ru) m (kopéječnyj), ерундо́вый (ru) m (jerundóvyj), ничто́жный (ru) m (ničtóžnyj), никчёмный (ru) m (nikčómnyj)

Spanish: de chichinabo (es)

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