picayune
- Adjective. Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance; picayunish;.
- Adjective. omething not worth arguing about.
- 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;.
- Adjective. small-minded: being childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.
- Noun. (archaic) A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. .
- Noun. A five-cent piece.
- Noun. Something of very little value; a trifle: not worth a picayune.
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