All 4 Uses of
trifle
in
Arrowsmith
- Dr. Col. Egbert Arrowsmith and I would fain trifle with another bottle of that renowned strawberry pop.†
Chpt 6 (definition 1)
- His trifling with the drug of research was risky.†
Chpt 11 (definition 1) *
- He concentrated on Leora, but his talk was of Martin: "Your husband must be an Artist Healer, not a picker of trifles like these laboratory men."†
Chpt 11 (definition 2) *
- But Gottlieb's no picker of trifles," insisted Martin.†
Chpt 11 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (trifle with as in: trifle with her affections) to treat somebody or something thoughtlessly or without respect
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(2) (trifle as in: a trifling matter) something of small importance; or a small quantity