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picayune (pi ki YOON; pik" uh YOON) (adjective), more picayune, most picayune
1. Pertaining to anything that is petty, trifling, paltry, insignificant, or worthless: Joe didn't want to argue with his wife about such a picayune matter as to which color shirt he should wear to the party.
2. Etymology: from French, picaillon, "small coin, halfpenny".
Trivial, cheap, and of little importance or value.
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Petty, small, a trifling value.
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Of insignificant value.
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Pertaining to anything that is trivial, unimportant, of slight value, or worthless. (3)
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