picayune
adjective/ˌpɪkəˈjuːn/
/ˌpɪkəˈjuːn/
(North American English, informal)- of little value or importance synonym petty (1)
- I don't want to bore you with the picayune details of my life.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French picaillon, denoting a Piedmontese copper coin, also used to mean ‘cash’, from Provençal picaioun, of unknown ultimate origin.Definitions on the go
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