piffling C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈpɪflɪŋ/ UK /ˈpɪflɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #183959 Meanings 1 adj (informal) small and of little importance Earthly marriages are piffling in comparison with that ceremony. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · (informal) small and of... little Etymology From piffle ("nonsense; to talk or act ineffectually") + -ing. Piffle is an expressive nineteenth-century formation of uncertain origin. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # piffling **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɪflɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɪflɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 183959 ## Meanings 1. (informal) small and of little importance ## Examples - Earthly marriages are piffling in comparison with that ceremony. ## Synonyms - little ## Etymology From piffle ("nonsense; to talk or act ineffectually") + -ing. Piffle is an expressive nineteenth-century formation of uncertain origin. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown