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Definition of
piddling adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
piddling
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈpɪdlɪŋ
/
/
[
only before noun
]
(
informal
)
(
disapproving
)
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small and unimportant
synonym
trivial
I spent all day doing piddling little jobs.
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piddling
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