All 3 Uses of
trifle
in
Dracula
- She is a trifle stouter, and her cheeks are a lovely rose-pink.
Chpt 6 (definition 1)trifle = little
- To my surprise, Van Helsing rose up and said with all his sternness, his iron jaw set and his bushy eyebrows meeting, "No trifling with me!"
Chpt 10 (definition 2) *trifling with = treating without respect
- Lucy's heart beat a trifle more audibly to the stethoscope, and her lungs had a perceptible movement.
Chpt 12 (definition 1) *trifle = little
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