All 5 Uses of
trifle
in
The Idiot
- Yet his smile, in spite of its sweetness, was a little thin, if I may so call it, and showed his teeth too evenly; his gaze though decidedly good-humoured and ingenuous, was a trifle too inquisitive and intent to be altogether agreeable.†
Chpt 1.2
- Don't stand on ceremony, give him some trifle, and let that end it."†
Chpt 1.11
- They all laughed, and the thought crossed the prince's mind that perhaps Lebedeff was really trifling in this way because he foresaw inconvenient questions, and wanted to gain time.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- As to small meannesses, such trifles did not trouble her.†
Chpt 4.1
- I think you are growing less cool, my friend, and are beginning to be a trifle surprised, aren't you?†
Chpt 4.8
Definition:
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(trifle as in: a trifling matter) something of small importance; or a small quantity