Meaning of a trifle | Babel Free

Definitions

A little, slightly.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“Could you lend⟳ me some money? I'm a trifle short of what I need⟳ to pay⟳ the rent⟳.”

“He contemplated the large well-proportioned letters and final flourish, with his head a trifle on one side for an instant […]”

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“Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy. Strictly speaking, he ought to have⟳ been following up the picket–boat, but he was satisfied that the circumstances were sufficiently urgent for him to take⟳ risks.”

“He stared at the chart. “Maybe we’ll move⟳ away towards the west a trifle, and come⟳ down on Fiji from the north.””

“I know⟳ it's out of fashion / And a trifle uncool / But I can't help⟳ it / I'm a romantic fool”

“2006, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Wizard of the Crow, New York: Knopf Doubleday, Book 3, p. 411, “Let’s get⟳ on with it,” Sikiokuu replied, a trifle impatiently.”

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