a trifle

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a trifle

adverb

not comparable A little, slightly. Could you lend me some money? I'm a trifle short of what I need to pay the rent.
Similar: a bit, a little, a little bit, a mite, a smidgen, a smidgeon, a tad, a touch, a trifle, barely, closely, faintly

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@misc{a_trifle_2026,
  title = {a trifle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/a%20trifle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}