Both Uses of
trivial
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- I mention this small episode because it assumes some importance in view of the tragedy which followed, but I was convinced at the time that the matter was entirely trivial and that his excitement had no justification.†
Chpt 2 *
- Our conversation was hampered by the presence of the driver of the hired wagonette, so that we were forced to talk of trivial matters when our nerves were tense with emotion and anticipation.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(trivial) of little importance -- sometimes more specifically describing a challenge as easy and uninteresting