Both Uses of
trivial
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- She might have remained impressed with these opinions down to the latest moment of her life, but for a slight train of circumstances, which, trivial as they were, altered the whole complexion of the case.†
Chpt 49 *
- We will devise a story for you that should carry you through twenty times such a trivial scrape as this; and if they want security in a thousand pounds for your reappearance in case you should be called upon, you shall have it.†
Chpt 60
Definition:
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(trivial) of little importance -- sometimes more specifically describing a challenge as easy and uninteresting