Meaning & use
piddling
So small or insignificant as to be hardly worth considering; trivial.
See it in a sentence
He complained about the piddling raise, calling it barely enough for a coffee.
The company spent a piddling amount on employee training compared to its huge profits.
A note on using this word
Piddling is informal and dismissive, often used to express contempt for an amount seen as insultingly small.
Words with a similar meaning
trivialnegligible
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