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• picayune

  Meaning

  • 1. Of little value or importance; petty; trivial

  • 2. A small coin of little value, especially a 5-cent piece

  Examples

  • 1. Despite the picayune squabbles among the Avengers, they always unite against a common enemy.

  • 2. Batman realized that focusing on picayune details could sometimes lead to overlooking the master plan of a supervillain.

  • 3. Shinchan often troubles his mother over picayune matters, like the flavor of his pudding.

  • 4. When Nobita was given a picayune challenge by Doraemon, he didn’t expect it to teach him a valuable lesson in resourcefulness.