picayune

  1. Adjective.  Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance; picayunish;.
  2. Adjective.  omething not worth arguing about.
  3. Adjective.  an argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or does not change a primary supposition, outcome, postulate, premise, conclusion, hypothesis, judgment or recommendation;.
  4. Adjective.  small-minded: being childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.
  5. Noun.  (archaic) A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. .
  6. Noun.  A five-cent piece.
  7. Noun.  Something of very little value; a trifle: not worth a picayune.

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