All 3 Uses of
trifle
in
Brave New World
- Five minutes in that Alpha Double Plus classroom left John a trifle bewildered.†
p. 161..9 *
- You're not feeling ill, are you?" he asked, a trifle anxiously, afraid that she might be suffering from one of the few remaining infectious diseases.†
p. 186..6
- Reassured, but with a dignity that was a trifle shrill and uncertain, "I've warned you," said the nurse, "I've warned you," said the nurse, "so mind."†
p. 203..3
Definition:
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(trifle as in: a trifling matter) something of small importance; or a small quantity