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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

picayunish en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English picayune Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English picayunish From picayune + -ish.

Meanings

  1. Petty; paltry; mean.
    • a picayunish business

Forms

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most picayunish Degree=Sup lexicographic
more picayunish Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

trivial · picayune · slight