adj
Meaning 1
Petty; paltry; mean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a picayunish business
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adj
Petty; paltry; mean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English picayune Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English picayunish From picayune + -ish.