Fiddling (Adjective)
Meaning
(informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She's arguing over a fiddling amount of money that's hardly worth her time.
- The change in the new policy is fiddling and won't affect most users.
- They're wasting their time debating fiddling details that have no real impact on the overall project.
- The artist was disappointed with the fiddling recognition they received for their work.
- The fine for littering might seem like a fiddling sum to some, but it's enough to deter others.