piddly
Barely worth mentioning
Piddly means trivially small or insignificant—too minor to merit serious attention.
A piddly raise barely covers inflation.
A piddly amount of food leaves you hungry.
The word carries dismissive contempt: They offered some piddly sum and expected me to be grateful.
Also spelled piddling, with the same meaning.
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- triflingOf no real importance
- paltryContemptibly meager
meager · insubstantial · nominal · minimal · slight · minuscule · token · marginal
Extremely small in size
itty-bitty · little · minuscule · miniature · pocket-sized · undersized · peewee · pint-sized
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- fussyExcessively particular
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
- pedanticExcessively concerned with minor rules
niggling · small-minded · mean-spirited · grudging · stingy · miserly · penny-pinching · tightfisted
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- triflingOf no real importance
paltry · meager · insubstantial · nominal · minimal · slight · minuscule · token · marginal · frivolous
tiny
Extremely small in size
teensy · itty-bitty · little · minuscule · miniature · pocket-sized · undersized · peewee · pint-sized · bite-sized
nitpicking
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- fussyExcessively particular
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
pedantic · niggling · small-minded · mean-spirited · grudging · stingy · miserly · penny-pinching · tightfisted · cheapskate
piddlysubstantial
Of notable size or importance
huge · enormous · massive · big · considerable
piddlysignificant
Having notable importance
important · substantial · consequential · major · serious
- piddling around
- piddling awayWasting on trifles
- piddle awayWaste bit by bit
- piddled awayWasted in small amounts