All 10 Uses of
trifle
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- By the way, since you are interested in these little problems, and since you are good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences, you may be interested in this.†
Chpt 1
- By an examination of the ground I gained the trifling details which I gave to that imbecile Lestrade, as to the personality of the criminal.†
Chpt 4
- It is founded upon the observation of trifles.†
Chpt 4trifles = things of small importance
- It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.†
Chpt 6
- Oh, it is a matter of no importance; but I don't know why you should be so warm over such a trifle.
Chpt 7 *trifle = something of small importance
- Yet when I spoke to her of the matter, she answered me abruptly; and in the carriage, on our way home, she seemed absurdly agitated over this trifling cause.†
Chpt 10
- I could, of course, borrow so trifling a sum ten times over from my friends, but I much prefer to make it a matter of business and to carry out that business myself.†
Chpt 11
- Just a trifle more, I fancy, Watson.†
Chpt 1
- It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.†
Chpt 6
- Do you think that I would respond to such a trifle and yet be ignorant of his death?†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(trifle as in: a trifling matter) something of small importance; or a small quantity
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(2)
(trifle with as in: trifle with her affections) to treat somebody or something thoughtlessly or without respect
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, a trifle can refer to a kind of dessert. In classic literature, trifling can be a synonym for small talk.