"piddly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪd.li/ [UK], /ˈpɪd.əl.i/ [UK] Forms: piddlier [comparative], piddliest [superlative]
Etymology: From piddling; see -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} piddly (comparative piddlier, superlative piddliest)
  1. (informal) Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on. Tags: informal Synonyms: insignificant Translations (small, of no consequence): ме́лкий (mélkij) [masculine] (Russian), копе́ечный (kopéječnyj) [masculine] (Russian), ерундо́вый (jerundóvyj) [masculine] (Russian), ничто́жный (ničtóžnyj) [masculine] (Russian), никчёмный (nikčómnyj) [masculine] (Russian), de chichinabo (Spanish)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "From piddling; see -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "piddlier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piddliest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "piddly (comparative piddlier, superlative piddliest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Why play those piddly penny slots when you can win big time at the roulette wheel, man?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 November 20, Sarcoidorian, (Usenet):",
          "text": "Is it just me or is anyone else Fecked off with the piddly little window eBay provide for editing your item. It's like trying to decorate your hallway through the letterbox",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on."
      ],
      "id": "en-piddly-en-adj-htoCXDS9",
      "links": [
        [
          "Small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "inconsequential",
          "inconsequential"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "insignificant"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mélkij",
          "sense": "small, of no consequence",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ме́лкий"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kopéječnyj",
          "sense": "small, of no consequence",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "копе́ечный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "jerundóvyj",
          "sense": "small, of no consequence",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ерундо́вый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ničtóžnyj",
          "sense": "small, of no consequence",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ничто́жный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nikčómnyj",
          "sense": "small, of no consequence",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "никчёмный"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "small, of no consequence",
          "word": "de chichinabo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪd.li/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪd.əl.i/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "piddly"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From piddling; see -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "piddlier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piddliest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "piddly (comparative piddlier, superlative piddliest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Why play those piddly penny slots when you can win big time at the roulette wheel, man?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 November 20, Sarcoidorian, (Usenet):",
          "text": "Is it just me or is anyone else Fecked off with the piddly little window eBay provide for editing your item. It's like trying to decorate your hallway through the letterbox",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "inconsequential",
          "inconsequential"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪd.li/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪd.əl.i/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "insignificant"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mélkij",
      "sense": "small, of no consequence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ме́лкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kopéječnyj",
      "sense": "small, of no consequence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "копе́ечный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jerundóvyj",
      "sense": "small, of no consequence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ерундо́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ničtóžnyj",
      "sense": "small, of no consequence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ничто́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nikčómnyj",
      "sense": "small, of no consequence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "никчёмный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small, of no consequence",
      "word": "de chichinabo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piddly"
}

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