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(adj)
Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
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petty; not important or noteworthy
Ignorable; of little significance or value.
(informal) petty; unimportant
(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
Low in rank or social importance.
trivial, silly and irritating.
Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.
Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.
Small in size.
Very small, diminutive
Irritating.
(n)
The playing of music on a fiddle.
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
Of little consequence; small and of little importance; petty, trivial.
inferior in rank or status
(not comparable, often preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
Trashy, trivial, of little value.
Trivial, or of little importance.
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
Having a modest scope or extent.
(colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
(now uncommon, of size) Petite: small, little.
Too unimportant to be worthy of attention.
Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
Minor; small in amount
Morally low; base; despicable.
Very small.
Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
(especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.
In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
Easily giving way under pressure.
Laughable, ridiculous, especially due to being small, inadequate, or low-quality; provoking derision.
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.
(informal) Bad; poor.
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
Lacking meaning.
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
(colloquial) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
(of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.
Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
Literal senses:
Harmless; producing no ill effect.
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
Young; not fully developed.
Below the legal age (usually age 18) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
(adv)
Alternative form of out of pocket. [(idiomatic) Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke.]
(politics, UK, Westminster system) The head of government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.
A baked dessert made with alternating layers of sweetened fruit and buttered bread crumbs.
(countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly:
(v)
To intend.
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause.
(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
The residential area near one's home.
British standard spelling of neighborhood.
Low or reduced in price.
Someone who has control over something or someone.
Pertaining to a parish.
A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
(not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
A type of Chinese flute.
A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
(figuratively, informal) In poor condition or repair.
(figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount.
A surname.
A traditional residential subdivision or unit found in settlements of Punjab.
A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)
(N)
Micro (Greek letter μ, mu, non-italic) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of 10−6 (one millionth).
Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.