picayune
/ˌpɪkiˈjuːn/
adjective
- Trivial, petty, or of little value or importance.
- They argued over picayune details like the color of the napkins.
- Don't waste time on such picayune matters; focus on the big picture.
- His complaints about the temperature seemed picayune compared to the real problems.
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noun
- A small amount of money; something trivial or insignificant.
- She dismissed the argument as a picayune not worth her energy.
- The fine was a mere picayune, hardly a punishment.
- He paid only a picayune for the old book at the flea market.